Today's Top 20 Clinical Leadership Articles
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UVA Community Health names chief nursing officer
Michelle Strider, BSN, RN, was appointed chief nursing officer of Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Community Health. -
1 Intermountain hospital's path to reducing CLABSIs by 46%
Between November 2022 and October 2023, an Intermountain Health hospital prevented 38 central line-associated bloodstream infections, equal to reducing incidences by 46%, according to Heidi Wald, MD. -
Measles exposure reported at Missouri hospital
Health officials in Clay County, Mo., issued an exposure warning Jan. 12, after confirming an active measles case in a resident of Liberty, a suburb 15 miles outside of Kansas City. -
No reported injuries in Alaska hospital shooting
There are no reported injuries following a Jan. 14 active shooter situation at Dillingham, Alaska-based Kanakanak Hospital, managed by Dillingham-based Bristol Bay Area Health Corp., according to a Jan. 14 news release shared with Becker's. -
Dips in COVID, flu metrics may not signal peak, experts say: 8 virus updates
After weeks of rising cases of flu nationally, hospitalizations and positive tests have slightly declined. COVID-19 hospitalizations have also slowed for the first time in weeks, according to CDC data. -
12% of nurse leaders plan to leave in next 6 months
Twelve percent of nurse leaders plan to leave their position in the next six months, according to an American Organization for Nursing Leadership Foundation study. -
Pennsylvania hospital cited over sterilization issues
State officials have cited Penn Medicine's Lancaster (Pa.) General Hospital for several health code violations, including failure to ensure sterilization equipment was available for surgeries. -
COVID-19 tied to higher risk of digestive diseases
Patients who have survived a COVID-19 infection may be at a greater risk of developing digestive diseases, according to research published Jan. 10 in BMC Medicine. -
How Cone Health is finding its 'true north'
Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health had a $100 million financial turnaround in 2023 — and that was not by chance. -
Oklahoma U 1st in state to offer new fertility, tissue freezing procedure
Oklahoma University Health, located in Norman, is the first in the state to offer a tissue freezing procedure to promote fertility, the system announced Jan. 4. -
A look at Houston Methodist's plan to 'unburden' the nurse workload in 2024
Hospital leaders are acutely aware of the fragility of the nation's nursing workforce, with findings from a survey analysis published last spring showing 800,000 nurses intend to exit the field by 2027. -
HCA Mission Hospital hit with immediate jeopardy warning
HCA Healthcare's Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., is at risk of losing CMS funding after a preliminary survey by inspectors found aspects of care that threatened patient health and safety, resulting in an immediate jeopardy warning, the Asheville Watchdog reported Jan. 11. -
Nurse leaders' top challenges: Survey
Staff retention and emotional well-being of staff were the top two challenges nurse leaders face, according to an American Organization for Nursing Leadership Foundation's study. -
How Henry Ford's ED nurses are boosting sepsis detection
As the Biden administration calls on hospitals to do more to reduce sepsis deaths, Henry Ford Health in Jackson, Mich., has started involving its emergency department nurses more in detection practices, the American Medical Association reported Jan. 11. -
Philadelphia measles outbreak touches another hospital
Between 20 and 30 individuals were possibly exposed to measles at Nemours Children's Hospital in Wilmington, Del., CBS News reported Jan. 11. It is the latest in a series of exposure warnings and transmissions of the infection from an index case that originated at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and resulted in eight confirmed cases. -
Stanford, Essentia Health join Vanderbilt's clinical research network
Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center welcomed two health systems to its Stakeholders, Technology and Research Clinical Research Network. -
Bacteria remain on hospital surfaces after routine disinfection
Even after adhering to disinfection routines to a tee, pathogenic bacteria is still detectable on high-touch surfaces in hospitals, new research published Jan. 10 in the American Journal of Infection Control found. -
JN.1 now accounts for 62% of COVID cases: 3 updates on the strain
The JN.1 COVID-19 variant is now the most prevalent strain both globally and in the U.S., where it accounts for an estimated 62% of cases. -
Joint Commission chops 70% of performance elements for infection control accreditation
The Joint Commission has added new and revised standing requirements for accreditation of both critical access hospitals and hospitals for infection control procedures, the organization announced Jan. 10. -
Some teens turn to 'budget Ozempic'
Nearly 1 in 10 adolescents have used nonprescription weight loss products in their lifetimes that are ineffective and potentially harmful, according to a study published Jan. 10 in Jama Network Open.
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