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Content by and about the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL).

As part of the Advancing Health podcast series, Humana Chief Medical Officer William Shrank, MD, speaks with Priya Bathija, MHSA, vice president of the American Hospital Association's Value Initiative, about his experiences with the insurer’s five-year initiative to improve the health of the…
Last week Sens. Todd Young, R-Ind., and Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., introduced a Senate version (S. 2986) of the Social Determinants Accelerator Act, legislation providing planning grants and technical assistance to help states and communities address the social determinants of health for high-…
A Staten Island collaborative of hospitals, community-based providers, organized labor and higher education institutions has developed an apprenticeship program to address emerging workforce demands. The training programs specifically target the impending need for certified nurse aides (CNAs),…
The majority of nursing student errors appear to involve medication administration, and the majority of those errors
RWJBarnabas Health, based in West Orange, N.J., is improving patient access to substance abuse disorder (SUD) recovery services. “We were seeing more and more patients in our emergency departments with overdoses," says AONL member Nancy Holecek, MHA, RN, senior vice president and chief nursing…
Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego has taken several steps to protect employees. The hospital is identifying and flagging patients believed to be prone to violent behavior, and employing a rapid response team trained in defusing potentially violent situations. De-escalation training for staff…
The Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) has updated its request to Congress to ensure Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs receive the full amount of funding appropriated for their use. The letter flags language in a fiscal 2019 appropriations bill, which resulted in the U.S. Secretary…
Hospital and health system interventions in Oregon and Pennsylvania are achieving positive outcomes in eliminating maternal mortality and reducing morbidity related to childbirth, two goals of the American Hospital Association (AHA). AONL CEO and AHA senior vice president/chief nursing officer…
This year, the AONL Foundation adopted a new mission, vision and strategic plan. It also began a new financial aid program and awarded multiple research grants. These were made possible by support from AONL members and friends who gave more than $100,000 in 2019. There's still time to give to the…
Use of the Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA) telehealth services is on the rise, the department announced last month.