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Content by and about the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL).
Hospitals with greater levels of digital maturity ─ the capability to use digital systems to improve patient care processes, enhance patient safety and provide quality health care ─ are associated with higher Leapfrog hospital safety grades, a study found.
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute awarded more than $27 million for three projects comparing the use of telehealth in care management with traditional methods.
More than 700 rural hospitals, comprising over 30% of all rural U.S. hospitals, are “at risk” of closing due to financial hardship, a Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform analysis found.
A tool used among teams of caregivers in perioperative and inpatient units improved cross-unit teamwork and coordination, according to a pilot study published in the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Journal of Patient Safety.
An American Hospital Association podcast explores Boston Medical Center’s health disparity work and its creation of the Health Equity Accelerator to achieve health justice in its communities.
The Organ Donation and Transportation Alliance has created new resources for health care providers to encourage more organ donation and transplants.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s COVID-19 data tracker shows an 18.1% test positivity rate for the week ending Aug. 10, the highest rate since January 2022.
In an American Hospital Association podcast, Christi Barney, RN, vice president of quality and patient safety at Emerson Health in Concord, Mass., describes how the system built a culture of safety.
In selecting which innovative staffing models to adopt, CNOs should prioritize what works best for patients while also meeting the needs of nurses and supporting organizational goals, says AONL member Vicky Tilton, DNP, RN.
The American Hospital Association will host a webinar on the critical role of nurse managers in nurse retention on Aug. 28 from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. ET.