Today's Top 20 Clinical Leadership Articles
  • Questions of quality surround a for-profit nursing college seeking expansion

    The Arizona College of Nursing, a for-profit school based in Phoenix with additional campuses across 11 states, will soon open two locations in a 12th: Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Jan. 5. However, not everyone is keen on its expansion into Wisconsin.
  • Care, staff, value-based models: 5 leaders on priorities in 2024

    Hospital leaders across the country are gearing up to find new ways to tackle persistent issues like nurse retention and recruitment, how to navigate Medicare Advantage plan nuances, preparing to respond when communities are in crisis, standardizing and developing policies and more. 
  • The life-saving COVID-19 drug few are using

    While Paxlovid is highly effective at preventing severe COVID-19 and death, only a small proportion of high-risk patients take the medication, according to research conducted by the National Institutes of Health.
  • How do care-at-home programs fit into your hospital's strategy?

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  • 7 nursing jobs with 6-figure salaries

    Certified registered nurse anesthetist is the top-earning position in nursing, with a median annual salary of $203,090 in the U.S., though there are several other jobs in the field where nurses can earn six-figure salaries. 
  • CDC urges improved donor screening after 2nd bone allograft TB outbreak

    The CDC is calling for improved donor screening and culture-based testing of donor organs and tissues after the second outbreak of tuberculosis in transplant cases.
  • Florida surgeon general calls for halt of COVID vaccines, FDA fires back

    Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, MD, PhD, has called for a halt to the administration of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines over concerns about what he calls nucleic acid contaminants, the office shared in a Jan. 3 news release. The move contradicts national guidelines from the CDC and FDA. 
  • U of Michigan takes a layered approach to safety in 2024

    Health system violence and violence against physicians and practitioners has continued to rise in the last few years, with the healthcare and social services industry recording 453,200 nonfatal injuries in 2021 — more than any other industry. 
  • Surgical gloves: A vital strategy in the battle against HAIs

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  • What Methodist's quality director achieved in 2023

    Lauralyn Brown, DNP, quality director of Methodist Mansfield (Texas) Medical Center, recently connected with Becker's to share her proudest accomplishment from last year. 
  • Intermountain's blueprint for reshaping respiratory virus care in 2024

    Despite rising respiratory infections nationwide, Kim Bennion, the enterprise director of research and respiratory care at Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare, is optimistic about what 2024 may hold for respiratory care, thanks in-part to advances in technology like artificial intelligence. The advancements promise to streamline pulmonary care and could eventually be used to also monitor more acute respiratory conditions like COVID-19 or the flu. 
  • Iowa hospitals treat multiple victims from school shooting; 1 dead, 5 injured

    Multiple victims from a mass shooting at Perry High School in Perry, Iowa, the morning of Jan. 4 have been taken to Iowa Methodist Medical Center and MercyOne in Des Moines, a spokesperson for the hospitals confirmed to Becker's.
  • 'Physician associate' marks a return to the past

    The term "physician associate" is not as new as some might think. 
  • Cost of treating COVID patients has risen 26% since 2020

    When the pandemic began in 2020, providing care to hospitalized COVID-19 patients cost hospitals around $10,394 per patient. Since then, the price to provide the same inpatient care climbed by 26% to $13,072 in just two years, according to the research published Jan. 3 in JAMA. 
  • Nurse practitioners' key focus areas in 2024

    The nurse practitioner profession is the fastest growing profession in the U.S. As it continues to expand in 2024, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners has named 5 critical trends it is paying particular attention to.
  • ChatGPT missed 8 in 10 pediatric diagnoses, study finds

    As health systems explore ChatGPT's uses, a study conducted by New York City-based Cohen Children's Medical Center found the chatbot missed the mark in pediatrics. 
  • New Hampshire hospitals, officials debate guns for security officers

    The New Hampshire safety and health departments are considering major policy updates for hospitals that would encourage hospital security to carry guns. However, many oppose armed security in health facilities, the New Hampshire Bulletin reported Jan. 3.
  • New York health officials report rise in whooping cough cases

    New York state health officials are reporting a rise in cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough. 
  • 13 states with 'very high' respiratory virus levels

    COVID-19 and flu admissions continue to climb across the country, with the majority of states now reporting high levels of respiratory virus activity. 
  • Virginia hospital ups security after shooting

    Chippenham Hospital, an HCA Healthcare facility in Richmond, Va., is boosting security measures following a Dec. 22 shooting that left two people injured, ABC affiliate WRIC reported.  
  • 4 states where mask mandates have returned as virus counts climb

    As hospitalizations and case counts increase for COVID-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus nationwide following the holiday season, some places have brought back mask policies to curb the spike.
  • AI to predict the severity of COVID variants

    Artificial intelligence may be able to detect and predict severity of new COVID-19 variants, according to a study published Jan. 2 in PNAS Nexus.

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