AONL
Content by and about the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL).
Mar. 12, 2020
The National Quality Forum (NQF), in collaboration with insurance company Humana, released its latest resource: a guide with strategies health care organizations can use to address food insecurity in their communities.
The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee held a hearing March 3 on two substance use disorders (SUD) bills. The Opioid Workforce Act (H.R. 3414/S. 2892) would add 1,000 Medicare-funded training positions to approved residency programs in addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry or pain…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has selected 205 applicants in 36 states to participate in the Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport (ET3) payment model. The goal of the five-year, voluntary initiative is to provide greater flexibility to ambulance care teams to address the…
To mark this year’s Patient Safety Awareness Week
The American Hospital Association (AHA) Physician Alliance will host
Hospitals with the best nurse work environments have the lowest burnout and highest patient satisfaction rates, according to a recent study from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. One way to improve those environments and lower burnout is to attain Magnet designation or…
“We have two ears and one mouth so we can listen twice as much as we speak.” This quote from Greek philosopher Epictetus is the starting point for a recent es
The demand for N95 respirator masks quadrupled in January and was almost six times higher in February, according to purchasing data from Premier Inc., a health care improvement company based in Charlotte, N.C. About 80% of personal protective equipment (PPE) is manufactured in China and other Asian…