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AONL welcomes international candidates for the Certified Nurse Manager and Leader (CNML) and Certified in Executive Nursing Practice (CENP) certification examinations. Through the new AONL International Credentials Evaluation Service, offered in collaboration with CGFNS International, Inc., foreign…
Robyn Begley, DNP, RN, AONL chief nursing officer and senior vice president of the American Hospital Association (AHA), spoke this week about the ways health care organizations are incorporating the social determinants of health in care delivery. Her presentation highlighted examples of nurses…
A survey of IT leaders by KLAS Research and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) found artificial intelligence (AI) is assisting health care organizations in clinical areas such a
More than 35,000 U.S. deaths each year result from antibiotic-resistant infections and thousands more die from Clostridioides difficile, according to the latest report on antibiotic resistance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
This week, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) released its latest antibiotic stewardship resource: Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Acute Care Hospitals. This resource guides users through AHRQ’s signature "Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making," a step-by-step approach…
An infographic in poster form, an animated video and a distribution guide for health care organizations are now available
Concern is growing that 60 days of postpartum care in not enough to diagnose and treat some of the conditions contributing to poor maternal outcomes in the United States. Women who become Medicaid-eligible during their pregnancies automatically lose their coverage 60 days after giving birth,…
Potentially preventable deaths from the five leading causes are consistently higher in rural counties than in urban ones, according to a study released last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The rural/urban gap in the percentages of preventable deaths widened from 2010…
Researchers affirmed the benefits of teamwork after studying the relationship between teamwork processes and clinical and process outcome measures in acute care settings. A systematic review and meta-analysis in BMJ Open, comprising 1,390 teams, found teamwork positively correlated with both…
In an interview with HealthLeaders Media, consultant Kate Fenner, PhD, RN, said the public focus on sexual harassment makes it “imperative that executives lead their organizations on this pressing issue.” In her view, hospitals must put clear policies and procedures in place; educate staff,…