Today's Top 20 Clinical Leadership Articles
  • $3,600 in spend, $600K in savings at WellSpan

    WellSpan Health, a York, Pa.-based system with nine hospitals and more than 250 care locations, saved seven patients $600,000 in healthcare costs by allocating an extra $3,600. 
  • UCSF Health performs 116 lung transplants in a year

    The University of California San Francisco lung transplant program has performed 116 lung transplants in a year. 
  • Vaping ED visits have gone up 109% in Virginia since 2020

    Emergency department visits related to vaping have more than doubled across Virginia since 2020, WTOP News reported Aug.1.
  • How do care-at-home programs fit into your hospital's strategy?

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  • Physicians closing in on cure to 'rapid aging' disease

    A rare, but fatal genetic disease that accelerates aging in children, progeria, could soon have a cure, The New York Times reported July 24.
  • Just 4 in 10 Americans trust physicians, hospitals, study says

    Public trust in physicians and hospitals has sharply declined from 71.5% in April 2020 to just 40.1% in January 2024, according to results of a study published July 31 in JAMA Network Open.
  • Rural Vermont turns to community nurses for care

    More cities in Vermont are turning to community nurses to provide in-home health care, WBUR reported July 30.
  • Vanderbilt relaunches nurse extern program

    Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center is relaunching an eight-week paid summer externship program for qualified prelicensure nursing students.
  • Surgical gloves: A vital strategy in the battle against HAIs

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  • 8 hospitals leading the way in antimicrobial stewardship

    The Infectious Diseases Society of America has recognized eight hospitals for excellence in antimicrobial stewardship.
  • An overlooked safety improvement area for hospitals

    Health systems must ensure they're working to better understand and prevent safety risks among patients with disabilities, said Tejal Gandhi, MD, chief safety and transformation officer at Press Ganey. 
  • University Hospitals' spin on virtual nursing

    Many virtual nursing models involve separate teams where nurses work as either a bedside nurse or a virtual nurse. But Cleveland-based University Hospitals is taking a different approach. 
  • CHS' nurse retention rate at 'highest level in a decade,' says CEO

    Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems has hired almost 3,000 registered nurses during the first half of 2024 and its nurse retention rate is "very strong at its highest level in a decade," CEO Tim Hingtgen said July 25 during the company's second-quarter earnings call. 
  • The shortfalls of NP education: Report

    The rapid proliferation of nurse practitioners programs in the U.S. is spurring concerns about the quality of training for these advanced practice providers and potential consequences for patient safety, Bloomberg Businessweek reported July 24.
  • Optimism for curing HIV grows

    A seventh person has been deemed HIV-free following a stem cell transplant, but he's only the second to be treated with stem cells not resistant to the virus, according a July 26th report from Nature.
  • How FirstHealth is modernizing a new clinical workforce

    Hospitals across the country are combatting significant labor shortages. This is especially true in nursing, where shortages are expected to continue intensifying over the next decade. According to the Health Resources and Services Administration, we should anticipate a national shortage of nearly 64,000 nurses by 2032. Some states will feel the impacts of this shortage more than others – including North Carolina, which is expected to be short nearly 13,000 nurses by 2033.
  • How Hospitals Are Reducing Financial & Operational Stress While Boosting Patient Satisfaction

    HCAHPS cleanliness scores reflect patient feedback on their perception of facility hygiene and cleanliness. Did you know you can enhance HCAHPS scores for the perception of facility hygiene and cleanliness by communicating the extra steps you’re taking to provide a cleaner environment?
  • Tongue-tie release in infants overdone, pediatric group warns

    The number of infants diagnosed as being "tongue-tied" has increased 10-fold between 1997 and 2012, but a recent study suggests the treatment is performed too often, The New York Times reported July 29.
  • Health systems embrace proactive quality, safety work

    In healthcare, there is no shortage of calls to make patient safety and quality improvement efforts more strategic and proactive. 
  • Advocate nurse leaders help 'write the book' on virtual nursing

    The Academy of Medical Surgical Nurses has introduced a new virtual nursing certificate developed with input from nurse leaders at Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health.
  • Infant mortality rose for 2nd year in a row: CDC

    Infant mortality rates increased by 3% in 2022 compared with 2021 and marks the second straight year of increases, according to the CDC.
  • More patients opting for joint replacements at younger age

    About 28% of knee and hip replacements are performed on people younger than 55 and the trend is expected to grow, U.S. News & World Report reported July 24.

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