Today's Top 20 Clinical Leadership Articles
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3 things that get in the way of hospital hurricane preparedness
Experts are warning hospital leaders at facilities near the Atlantic Ocean to take additional steps this year to ensure hurricane preparations are intact and enhanced, amid what is anticipated to be the worst hurricane season on record. -
Drug-resistant infections up 20% from 2019-22: CDC
Six bacterial antimicrobial-resistant hospital-onset infections have increased by a combined 20% since 2019, a CDC report found. -
1st nurse inducted into international society
Renee McLeod-Sordjan, DNP, dean of the Hempstead, N.Y.-based Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies, is the first nurse to be inducted into the International Academy of Perinatal Medicine. -
10 years, 4 lessons learned from Northwell's internal staffing agency
Northwell Health's staff program has saved the system $200 million and brought in thousands of employees in the last 10 years. -
Indiana school achieves 100% NCLEX pass rate
Seventy-six graduates of Indiana Wesleyan University attained a perfect pass rate of the National Council Licensure Examination in the first half of 2024. -
Best nursing schools by state
Nursing profession advocate RegisteredNursing.org has ranked the best nursing licensing programs by their National Council Licensure Examination-RN pass rates. -
Nurse triage in 911 call centers drops ambulance dispatches by 41%
A District of Columbia program that placed nurses in 911 call centers to triage non-life-threatening calls resulted in a drop of ambulance dispatches from 97% to 56%. -
Where systems are succeeding, need improvement combating workplace violence: AHA
A recent American Hospital Association report found hospitals are making strides in patient safety and infection prevention, but are still working towards making a safer work environment for staff. -
26 states that have seen 'substantial increase' in COVID-19 ED cases
A summer wave of COVID-19 continues to make its way throughout the country, increasing the number of emergency department visits in more than half of the U.S. substantially, according to CDC data published July 12. -
Top 10 CMS citations for nonprofit, for-profit hospitals in 2024
So far in 2024, hospitals are most frequently cited for issues with supervision of nursing care and patient rights, according to CMS data obtained by Becker's. -
5 infections on the rise this year
Five viruses and infections are on the rise in 2024, according to the CDC. -
ED visits for COVID jump 24%
For the week ending July 6, about 1.3% of emergency department visits in the U.S. involved a COVID-19 diagnosis at discharge — a nearly 24% increase from the previous week, according to the latest updates on respiratory virus activity from the CDC. -
Trump treated at Butler Memorial after assassination attempt
Former President Donald Trump was transported 11 miles from a July 13 rally in Pennsylvania to Butler (Pa.) Memorial Hospital, part of Independence Health, for treatment after being shot in the right ear during a political rally in Butler, Pa., CBS reported. -
VA's $43M simulation hospital enhances medical training and safety
The Veterans Health Administration operates a $43 million medical facility in Orlando that regularly welcomes healthcare workers, but no patients, according to CNBC. -
Areas for improvement in hospital culture, per AHA
A recent American Hospital Association report found hospitals are doing well at empowering staff in quality improvement and supporting educational growth, but are falling behind in community and board engagement. -
Inside Ballad Health's safety culture rebound
When Ballad Health's Chief Clinical Officer Amit Vashist, MD, sent quality, safety and infection prevention teams to several member hospitals' operating rooms unannounced to assess safety culture, he was met with revolt — but not in the way one might assume. -
Surgeon completes 1st AR hip surgeries in Mississippi
Philip Myers, DO, an orthopedic surgeon with Singing River Health in Gulfport, Miss., completed what is understood to be the first three augmented reality surgical procedures in the state. -
National Academies: Lack of research into chronic conditions is hurting women's health
A gap in information surrounding conditions like endometriosis, pelvic floor disorders, migraines, and chronic fatigue syndrome is harming women's health, according to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. -
How transition-to-practice challenges have evolved
The pandemic upended healthcare in innumerable ways, and one of the less visible ones is how it affected the transition to practice for clinicians who were in school studying to become the next front-line clinicians. -
Lawmakers press VA hospital over series of safety issues
Lawmakers are pressing VA leadership to elaborate on the patient safety issues at Aurora, Colo.-based Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center that have stopped surgeries at the facility, The Denver Post reported July 9.
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