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The National Institutes of Health announced this week a “cross-cutting collaboration” to advance social determinants of health research.
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute this week announced funding awards of $208 million to support 17 comparative effectiveness research studies.
Terry Scoggin, CEO of Titus Regional Medical Center, discusses in an American Hospital Association podcast how the team at his rural health system reaches its community needs through innovative data and unparalleled compassion.
An American Hospital Association video explains how its suicide prevention resource can help hospitals support workforce well-being.
The American Hospital Association this week presented its 2023 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award to Meritus Health in Hagerstown, Md.; Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, N.J.; and Rapid City (S.D.) Hospital (Monument Health) for their efforts to advance diversity,…
Reducing diagnostic errors by 50% for stroke, sepsis, pneumonia, pulmonary embolism and lung cancer could reduce permanent disabilities and deaths by 150,000 per year, a study found.
More than 40% of respondents said they experienced a “longer than reasonable” wait for health care, according to a national survey of U.S. adults conducted in April 2023 by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
Midland Memorial in Texas started a licensed practical nurse internship, residency and fellowship program to encourage LVNs to become registered nurses.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is proposing to expand access to behavioral health services through the coverage of intensive outpatient services.
Relationships and validating the nurse manager role, including instituting supportive structures and processes, will influence the impact of nurse manager recognition, a study found.