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Health care provider organizations can play an important role in helping nurses to implement their innovations, according to an article in the July issue of Nursing 2022.
Loosening licensing requirements, changing scope-of-practice laws, bolstering educational programs and offering monetary incentives include policies states can use to address the nursing shortage, according to a National Conference of State Legislatures brief.
A report released last week by the Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) used multiple performance improvement methodologies to identify lessons learned in New York’s hospitals during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Health care workers who received two or three vaccine doses were less likely to get long COVID-19 compared with unvaccinated health care workers, according to an observational study in Italy.
On July 14 at 3:00 p.m. ET, the Justice Department’s National Mass Violence Victimization Resource Center will host a third national town hall on victim-centric response to mass violence.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) last week updated its guidance regarding certain regulatory requirements for long-term care (LTC) facilities participating in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Ambulatory care clinics participating in a safety program funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) cut antibiotic prescribing in half
Disposable hospital gowns intended to protect health care workers from the splatter of bodily fluids may fall short of safety standards and leave them with a greater risk of infection
Washington became the latest state to receive approval from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to extend postpartum coverage for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program enrollees from 60 days to 12 months after pregnancy.
Ensuring that senior leadership was involved in day-to-day quality activities and dedicated to quality improvement was one of six factors found in high-performing health care facilities that successfully reduced maternal mortality