Today's Top 20 Clinical Leadership Articles
  • 10 states with largest projected CNA shortages, surpluses

    The nursing assistant shortage is expected to be severe by 2028, Mercer, a financial services company, said in a recent report. 
  • Hand hygiene in hospitals: What the latest Leapfrog data shows

    Hospitals are ramping up their focus on hand hygiene compliance to prevent infections and improve patient safety, new data from The Leapfrog Group suggests. 
  • Health system execs: Patient safety 'not where we want to be'

    Hospitals have become safer for patients in the past few years, but there is a long way to go, according to three health system leaders. 
  • New Jersey hospitals lean on home visits to reduce maternal, baby mortality

    Amid closures of OB-GYN units across the U.S., states are turning to home visitation programs to keep babies and new mothers healthy and reduce hospitalizations, NJ Spotlight News reported Sept. 17.
  • CDC unveils program to reduce diagnostic errors

    The CDC on Sept. 17 released a set of new resources to support hospitals in reducing diagnostic errors, which are responsible for nearly 800,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. 
  • Antibiotic resistance's growing toll: 12 numbers

    More than 39 million people are projected to die of antibiotic-resistant infections between 2025 and 2050, a first-of-its-kind study found.
  • Is DIY medicine here to stay?

    Do-it-yourself medical care gained popularity during the pandemic when hospitals were overcrowded — and the trend continues years later.
  • New COVID strain XEC: What to know

    An emerging COVID-19 strain, XEC, has been detected in 12 U.S. states and at least 15 countries, according to Scripps Research's Outbreak.info. 
  • Mount Sinai among 1st to use blood test for Alzheimer's detection

    New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System will be among the first institutions in the world to use blood tests to detect Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The health system will offer the tests as a part of the Davos Alzheimer's Collaborative Healthcare System Preparedness Accurate Diagnosis project.
  • States ranked by projected RN supply by 2028

    By 2028, the national shortage of registered nurses is projected to primarily affect the Northeast, according to Mercer, a financial services company.
  • New study questions tubal sterilization's effectiveness

    Up to 5% of women who undergo tubal sterilization may later become pregnant, calling the procedure's effectiveness as a contraceptive into question, according to a recent analysis from researchers at UCSF Health. 
  • Studies unravel 3 common medical practices

    Research is mounting against the common practices of prescribing thickened liquids, conducting spine implants for back pain and suspending blood pressure medicines before surgery, The New York Times reported Sept. 14. 
  • Close contact of Missouri bird flu patient developed symptoms: CDC

    A household contact of a Missouri patient who contracted bird flu also became ill on the same day, the CDC said in its weekly update on the H5N1 outbreak among dairy cows and poultry across the U.S. The development has raised public health experts' concerns about the possibility of person-to-person transmission. 
  • Suicide prevention strategies have not slowed deaths: KFF Health News

    Suicide rates continue to rise despite national suicide prevention strategies — and a lack of policy adoption may be at the root, KFF Health News reported Sept. 16.
  • COVID-19: 3 updates

    Across the U.S., COVID-19 activity remains elevated as early indicators and severity indicators show a slight decrease, according to the CDC. 
  • The status on Florida's nurse shortage rebound

    In 2024, Florida hospitals reported lower nurse vacancy and turnover rates than the national average, according to a report from the Florida Hospital Association. 
  • Surgeon General: Parental stress a critical public health issue

    U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, has identified parental stress as an "urgent public health issue" in a 35-page advisory released Aug. 28.
  • What to know about the nation's rising obesity rates, per the CDC

    Adult obesity prevalence remains high in the U.S, according to the latest CDC data. 
  • Systems ramp up efforts to reduce documentation time

    Nurses spend up to 41% of their workdays in electronic health records, according to a 2022 report from the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General. 
  • Why bird flu risks are elevated

    Officials are preparing for increased risks of the H5N1 bird flu virus rising this autumn and trying to stop it before it can become a pandemic, CNN reported Sept. 12.

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