Today's Top 20 Clinical Leadership Articles
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How Mount Sinai is bridging the gap between nurse education, patient care
New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System's thoractic surgical unit improved nurse communication by 4%, teamwork by 10% and responsiveness by 10% thanks to its nurse attending model. -
Inside Jefferson's push to engage retired nurses
Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health is keeping more retired nurses connected to the system through its Nurse Emeritus program. -
Children's prolonged hospital stays linked to 3 factors
Long hospital stays and severe infections in children are linked to a handful of factors, including hospitalization during the rainy season and malnutrition, according to research published March 20 in BMC Infectious Diseases. -
World's 1st gene-edited pig kidney transplanted into Mass General patient
Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital successfully completed the world's first transplant of a genetically-edited pig kidney, the Boston-based system said March 21. -
Neuralink reveals 1st patient with brain chip implant
On March 20, Elon Musk's Neuralink introduced 29-year-old Noland Arbaugh as the first patient to have received its brain-computer implant. -
ANA's 2023 impact in 10 key numbers
The ANA Enterprise had a tangible influence on the profession last year through its education, advocacy and policy work, according to the organization's 2023 Annual Impact Report. -
NIH sunsets COVID treatment guidance
Four years after COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic, the National Institutes of Health is sunsetting its COVID-19 treatment guidelines, NPR reported March 19. -
COVID vaccines cut heart failure, clotting after infection: Study
A recent study conducted by researchers in the U.K. found COVID-19 vaccines can reduce heart failure by up to 55% and blood clots by up to 78% after an infection. -
Joint Commission revises several hospital standards
The Joint Commission has revised several elements of performance for hospitals, including one that covers how organizations handle medical waste. -
The Joint Commission's 2024 patient safety goals for hospitals
The Joint Commission released a simplified breakdown of eight patient safety goals for hospitals in 2024. -
'Creative' nurse shifts gain traction at Mercy Health hospital
At Mercy Health-St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima, Ohio, gone are the traditional scheduling demands for nurses. Instead, nurses get "creative shifts" that fit their needs, Cory Werts, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer for the Lima market, told Becker's. -
Researchers issue call to action on drug-resistant fungi
A team of researchers at Cleveland-based Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is urging the medical community to prioritize enhanced awareness and education on drug-resistant fungi as the number of global fungal infections grows. -
CDC issues health alert on measles outbreak
The CDC has issued a health alert as the U.S. faces a growing tally of measles cases this year, urging clinicians to ensure children are up to date on their measles-mumps-rubella vaccinations. -
No sign of brain injuries in 'Havana syndrome' patients: NIH
Two new federal studies found no significant evidence of brain injury among more than 80 patients with ''Havana syndrome," The Washington Post reported March 18. -
Nursing students stuck in licensing limbo after degree scheme
A year after the federal government came down on fraudulent for-profit schools, some students are stuck in licensing limbo, the Miami Herald reported March 17. -
US bans asbestos
The Environmental Protection Agency banned ongoing uses of asbestos, a carcinogen that is linked to more than 40,000 annual deaths, the White House said March 18. -
U of Queensland Medical School-Ochsner Health exceeds national Match Day average
The University of Queensland Medical School-Ochsner Health earned a 99% match rate from the National Residency Match Program on Match Day 2024, which took place March 15. -
'The Wild West': Physicians worry guardrails lacking amid remote monitoring boom
Some physicians are expressing concern that regulation around remote monitoring has not caught up with the boom of use in the last two years, KFF Health News reported March 18. -
Inside HCA's safety work
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has taken numerous steps to embed safety work into daily operations across its 186 hospitals, Karla Miller, PharmD, the system's chief patient safety officer, wrote in a March 15 blog post. -
'Profits over protection': Critics fret over draft CDC masking guidance
Healthcare workers and other experts are expressing concern over the CDC's draft masking guidelines, saying that, if finalized, the guidance would incentivize hospitals to prioritize profits over protection, NBC News reported March 18.
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