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Content by and about the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL).
Last week, Sens. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, introduced bipartisan legislation to add 1,000 Medicare-funded training positions to approved residency programs in addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry or pain management.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee last week approved two bills to strengthen maternal care and access to care, including in rural areas. The Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act (H.R.
The American Hospital Association Value Initiative will host a webinar Dec. 3 at 1 p.m. ET, Unconscious Bias: From Awareness to Action. Building a culture of value requires addressing human behaviors, including unconscious bias.
The House of Representatives passed legislation (H.R. 1309) requiring the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to set standards employers must follow to prevent workplace violence. These include developing and implementing comprehensive plans and prohibiting retaliation against…
U.S. hospitals made significant strides following a 1999 Institute of Medicine report, which issued an urgent call for health systems to improve quality and safety.
Telehealth has had many iterations. During the American civil war telegraphs were used for medical consultations and to summon equipment. When Alexander Bell invented the telephone, one of his first calls reached a doctor requesting his medical opinion. (History of Telemedicine, 2015). Due to their…
An emergence of revolutionary technology is creating a sense of excitement, curiosity, and disruption. The resources employees use in the workplace and the way information moves through an organization are shifting. So where can nurse leaders immediately begin to infuse the use of technology to…
Reducing labor costs while improving patient outcomes and nurse satisfaction have long been a major focus of hospital nurse leaders. The term nurse scheduling problem (NSP) is used to help describe the complexities associated with nurse scheduling, and the task of solving the NSP has become…
The Joint Commission released a book containing 62 easy-to-use checklists designed to keep health care workers safe. The content ranges widely, from infectious agents and chemical and physical hazards to workplace violence and stress and workplace-related behavioral health concerns.
Nov. 25 at 6:00 p.m. ET is the deadline for submitting public comments on the list of measures under consideration for federal public reporting and payment programs. These include the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ program legislated by the…