Today's Top 20 Clinical Leadership Articles
  • Montefiore braids trust with community influencers

    A community engagement program at Montefiore isn't like the others: Rather than lecturing information to its neighbors, the New York City-based system nurtures relationships with local influencers to quell distrust in healthcare. 
  • Officials look into hospital's bariatric program after New York Times report

    New York health officials are looking into allegations that NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue has allowed unlicensed equipment technicians to scrub in for bariatric surgeries, The New York Times reported Dec. 21.
  • The pebbles in hospital leaders' shoes

    This year brought continued workforce issues and misperceptions about healthcare, but it also inspired health system executives to construct their goalposts for 2024. 
  • How do care-at-home programs fit into your hospital's strategy?

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  • How precision medicine is shifting into routine care — 3 roundtable takeaways

    In an interactive session at Becker's 11th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable, Damon Hostin, health systems market access lead at Illumina, led a discussion with healthcare executives on the role of genomics in health system strategies. 
  • Colorado sees 1st measles case in 5 years

    A Colorado resident has tested positive for measles this month, marking the state's first case since January 2019, the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment said Dec. 20.
  • 10 states where COVID admissions are highest, rising fastest

    New COVID-19 admissions continue to increase in the U.S., with 23,432 reported for the week ending Dec. 9. 
  • Hospital masking picks up steam

    More health systems have implemented mask rules in recent weeks amid an uptick in respiratory virus activity and growing concerns over potential capacity issues this winter.
  • Surgical gloves: A vital strategy in the battle against HAIs

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  • Florida's rebound from nurse shortage at risk

    A waning supply of nurse educators could impede Florida's success in resolving its shortage of nurses, according to a new report. 
  • Pressure to attend gatherings leading to overuse of cold medicines

    With the days of social distancing mostly behind us, increasing pressure and anticipation to get back to gatherings, show up in person for work and more are leading Americans to overuse cold and allergy medicines to mask symptoms from regular colds to ensure their attendance, Bloomberg reported Dec. 20.
  • 'Tripledemic' risk spurs renewed capacity crisis concerns

    Reports of hospitals operating over capacity are creeping up — a situation that could become more widespread over the next few weeks if COVID-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus levels continue to rise, the CDC recently warned. 
  • 30 moves from The Joint Commission in 2023

    In  2023, The Joint Commission has overhauled accreditation standards, elevated health equity to a national patient safety goal, launched a new certification program and more. 
  • Flu activity, state by state

    As of late December, flu activity was highest in South Carolina and lowest in Vermont, CDC data shows. 
  • The biggest staffing lessons Mercy learned in 2023

    Granting nurses more flexibility was worth it at the end of the day for Mercy. 
  • 4 ways to strengthen the nurse talent pipeline: AHA

    Hospitals and health systems are buttressing workforce pipelines through new programs focused on health disparities and engaging high schoolers, according to the American Hospital Association. 
  • What 'meaningful recognition' looks like for nurses

    A plethora of research has linked a favorable work environment to less turnover and higher job satisfaction, and according to the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, recognizing nurses' contributions to their organization is a key pillar for maintaining a healthy work environment. 
  • COVID admissions jump 51% in 4 weeks: 5 hospital trends to know

    Respiratory virus season is well underway, and with holiday travel plans approaching, the CDC said it anticipates millions of people to get sick over the next two months, particularly as vaccination rates remain low. 
  • 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. 
  • 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.

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