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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality will host a webinar Sept. 22 from noon to 1:00 p.m. ET on the safety best practices of high-performing health care systems related to safety culture, leadership and governance.
The Health and Human Services Department indefinitely paused a Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention project that would have made information about dozens of diseases available in nearly real time, according to CDC sources.
About one in six parents (16%) say they have delayed or skipped at least one vaccine for their children, other than those for flu and COVID-19, a KFF-Washington Post survey of parents found.
The U.S. faces a shortfall of 362,000 nurse practitioners and RNs, and 42,000 licensed practical nurses by 2032, according to a report released by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and Workforce.
Communities with higher uninsured rates could struggle to keep their facilities open as additional residents lose health coverage.
The House Appropriations Committee released a continuing resolution bill to fund the government through Nov. 21.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released Rural Health Transformation Program applications.
Congressional members reintroduced an AONL- and American Hospital Association-supported bill to address the ongoing nurse and physician shortage.
Direct interactions between nurses and other home visitors and families had long-term positive effects on maternal and family well-being outcomes by the time children reached kindergarten, according to study results from the Health Resources and Services Administration.
Nurse leaders who fill dual dean and health executive roles can foster direct collaboration between nursing schools and health systems, benefiting both academia and practice, says Shakira Henderson, PhD, DNP, RN.