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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center consolidated its discharge process under one clinical care coordinator.
Phoenix Children’s Hospital CNO Rhonda Thompson reached out to local nursing schools when large numbers of her first-year nurses quit because they felt unprepared to care for sick children.
Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., introduced this month the Educating Future Nurses Act (S. 1586), along with Sens. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Bob Casey, D-Penn.
AONL this week urged nurse leaders to contact their federal lawmakers to support the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees Act to protect health care workers.
AONL encourages members to nominate candidates for the Young Professional Voices program 2024 cohort.
The provision of medication for opioid use disorder should not be contingent upon participation in counseling and other services, the Food and Drug Administration and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration stated in guidance released this month.
Hospitals may keep billing through Dec. 31 for some Medicare patient therapies provided in the home, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
An article published in the May issue of the British Medical Journal provides a template to help health care organizations learn from patient safety incidents.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration invites health systems and their community-based organization partners to apply for $50,000 in funding to support initiatives to help underserved racial and ethnic communities access behavioral health services.
An American Hospital Association blog describes how Dell Children’s Medical Center, Hand to Hold and Northwest Community Healthcare support families affected by infant loss or a neonatal intensive care unit admission.