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The American Hospital Association released a snapshot of case studies, issue briefs, podcasts and videos to help hospitals and health systems integrate their physical and behavioral health services.
Nursing home lobbyists anticipate Republicans will repeal President Biden’s nursing home minimum staffing rule before its implementation.
More research is needed to determine the viability of hospital-at-home programs, including their cost, staffing metrics and how patients and caregivers interact with the program, says Lee Fleisher, MD, senior advisor to the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Health Program and senior fellow at the…
To combat financial challenges affecting many rural hospitals, Keri Brookshire-Heavin, MHA, RN, senior vice president, CNO and COO at Phelps Health in Rolla, Mo., encourages CNOs to collaborate to find solutions.
Health care systems should design spaces with enough room for wheelchairs and invest in ramps and adjustable chairs to accommodate nurses with disabilities, according to Sabrina Jamal-Eddine, PhD, RN, postdoctoral researcher at the University of Illinois Chicago.
The AONL Foundation for Nursing Leadership Research and Education met its goal for the $10,000 donor match challenge, raising $20,000 in two weeks.
AONL joined nearly 300 organizations in requesting Congress to include an extension of telehealth flexibilities ─ set to expire on Dec. 31 ─ in a year-end spending package.
AONL named Patricia Yoder-Wise, EdD, RN, as its 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.
Slightly less than half of hospital providers and staff agreed their hospital appropriately addresses physical and verbal aggression from patients and visitors, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s 2024 Surveys in its Patient Safety Culture Hospital Workplace Safety…
In an American Hospital Association podcast, patient safety leaders at CommonSpirit Health discuss how the Chicago-based health system is adopting an organizational culture of transparency and trust that permits its employees to feel comfortable reporting errors.