Today's Top 20 Clinical Leadership Articles
  • Brushing teeth daily linked to lower risk of hospital-acquired pneumonia

    The simple act of tooth brushing at least once per day can lower a patient's risk of getting infected with hospital-acquired pneumonia, according to a study published Dec. 18 in JAMA.
  • HCA Florida hospital cited after patient death

    CMS placed an HCA Florida hospital in immediate jeopardy between late August and mid-September after a patient died because he was moved to the wrong room and employees couldn't find him.
  • Tongue-tie operations grow in popularity despite lack of evidence

    Dentists and lactation consultations have touted cutting babies' "tongue-ties" for years, but the increasingly popular operation has little efficacy research to back it up, The New York Times reported Dec. 18. 
  • How do care-at-home programs fit into your hospital's strategy?

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  • A world first: Researchers test genetically engineered B cells in patient

    A trial by Seattle-based Immusoft, a biotech company, said it is the first to genetically engineer B cells and test them in a patient, Wired reported Dec. 15.
  • 17 states report high respiratory virus levels as COVID admissions rise

    A growing number of states are reporting high levels of respiratory virus activity as COVID-19 and flu admissions continue to rise across the country, according to updated CDC data. 
  • Flu climbs for 6th week: 7 FluView notes

    Seasonal flu activity is up again for the sixth week in a row. According to the CDC, there were 7,090 flu-related hospitalizations in the last week, compared to 5,753 the week before.
  • COVID hospital admissions up 3%: 6 notes

    As COVID-19-related hospital admissions have risen for another week in a row — 23,432 in the most recently reported week — the CDC is also alerting clinicians to low vaccination rates, urging them to emphasize its importance in preventing severe infection.
  • Surgical gloves: A vital strategy in the battle against HAIs

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  • 7 advancements in C. diff care in 2023

    As antibiotic resistance grows, so does research toward preventing and treating Clostridioides difficile, a bacterium known to be one of the leading causes of healthcare-associated infections in U.S. patients that can sometimes turn fatal. Often, infections from it occur while a patient is on antibiotics or shortly after they have finished a course. 
  • Healthcare needs more Swifties, Dr. Pronovost says

    Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD, the chief quality and clinical transformation officer at Cleveland-based University Hospitals, told Becker's "healthcare should sit up and take notice" of Taylor Swift's influence.
  • Will rising nurse pay mean higher healthcare costs? It's complicated 

    The year 2023 was full of labor union wins — in healthcare and beyond. Now hospitals nationwide must grapple with higher nurse salaries, teeing up further tensions with insurers, employers and the potential for increased premiums.
  • CDC: MIS-C cases on the rise

    The CDC has issued an alert to clinicians warning of rising cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children following COVID-19 infections.
  • Philadelphia set to be 1st city to ban medical deportations

    Philadelphia is on track to becoming the first city in the U.S. to ban medical deportations, according to a CBS News report. 
  • How long will it take to understand long COVID?

    In 2023, infectious disease research inched closer to, but still fell short of, conclusively landing on a standard definition for long COVID. There's still much to discover about how the post-infection condition manifests in some patients, but not others, as well as therapeutic solutions and for what length of time long COVID may actually last, experts told Becker's.
  • Address the nursing crisis by transforming nursing care model

    The nursing shortage in the US continues to be fueled by an aging population in need of care, baby boomer retiring nurses, and new entrants in the nursing profession, many of whom leave the workforce after a short period of time. These three components cause additional stress on nursing professionals and challenge the need for adequate nursing resources to provide necessary patient care. 
  • Mortality rates increased for 11 conditions in Pennsylvania hospitals

    Mortality rates for 11 common health conditions in hospital settings significantly worsened for Pennsylvania patients over the last few years, according to areport published Dec. 14 by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council — an independent state agency.
  • Americans' physical health has worsened since pandemic: 4 findings

    The physical health of adults in the U.S. has significantly deteriorated since the COVID-19 pandemic, with obesity and diabetes rates at or nearing record highs, a new Gallup report shows.
  • Contaminated beds linked to C. diff risks: Study

    Patients staying in a hospital bed previously occupied by a patient with a Clostridium difficile infection have a higher risk of contracting one themselves, according to new research published Dec. 13 in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. 
  • LPNs make hospital comeback

    The primary places of practice for licensed practical nurses are often outpatient clinics, nursing homes and other ambulatory care settings. Throughout the past few years, however, LPNs have made a hospital comeback as a growing number of health systems embrace nursing team models that aim to ensure registered nurses are able to work at the top of their licenses. 
  • CDC's upcoming mask rule can worsen protection flaws, critics say

    Before a CDC advisory committee votes whether to update its 13-year-old infection control rules in healthcare settings, critics of the guidance's draft say the proposal is confusing and too lenient, KFF Health News reported Dec. 14. 
  • Joint Commission revises 'suicide' definition

    The Joint Commission is updating its sentinel event policy to provide an expanded definition for suicide deaths that hospitals report to the organization. 

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