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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.
AONL’s Workforce Compendium is featured in the July/August issue of the Journal of Nursing Administration.
AONL is co-sponsoring the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action’s Equity-Minded Leader Award.
Organizational leaders, nurse managers and direct care nurses ─ not policymakers ─ should align staffing with patient needs, AONL states.
An American Hospital Association podcast explores how Gillette Children’s Hospital in Saint Paul, Minn., fosters trust in COVID-19 vaccines and other necessary pediatric vaccinations as part of a larger goal of protecting families and their communities.