Today's Top 20 Clinical Leadership Articles
  • 'Virtual everything' is our future, says Saint Luke's nurse leader

    The concept of virtual nursing is not new; it was introduced more than 20 years ago. But healthcare systems are circling back to it — launching innovative programs across the country that are fueled by machine-learning-enabled platforms.
  • Patient dies after falling from moving ambulance: Police

    A 70-year-old man died Aug. 15 after exiting a moving ambulance on a Florida interstate, according to local authorities.
  • CDC starts monitoring new COVID-19 variant with 30+ mutations

    Health officials have started monitoring BA.2.86 — a highly mutated version of the COVID-19 virus. Not much is known yet about the newly detected lineage, though its large number of mutations has prompted the World Health Organization and CDC to begin tracking the strain. 
  • How do care-at-home programs fit into your hospital's strategy?

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  • Calls grow for national patient safety board: 3 leaders weigh in

    Increasing adverse events, hospital-associated infections, and other harm to patients have compounded and now fuel the call for the formation of a national patient safety board. But, with so many established health entities already within the government, will adding one create more complexities than it will oversight?
  • 'There's nothing new going on': ANA president pushes for nurse scheduling changes

    If hospitals listened to nurses and acted on their suggestions, staffing challenges likely would be much less severe, Jennifer Mensik Kennedy, PhD, RN, president of the American Nurses Association, told Becker's. But this is not happening, she said.
  • Nebraska Medicine & Helix Partner to Provide Precision Care in Nebraska to Help Find Health Issues Individually and Statewide

    SAN MATEO, Calif., August 15, 2023 – Helix, the leading population genomics and viral surveillance company in the nation, and Nebraska Medicine, the state’s largest hospital and leading academic health network, announced a partnership today to launch a population genomics program to drive precision medicine for all individuals in Nebraska called the Genetic Insights Project.
  • No Teams or Zooms? Inova Health nurse leaders embrace 'meeting-free zone'

    When describing the housing market, real estate agents often talk about "location, location, location." In hospitals, according to many executives, the mantra seems to be more like "meetings, meetings, meetings."
  • Surgical gloves: A vital strategy in the battle against HAIs

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  • UChicago Medicine boosts security after 3 employees injured amid ED fight

    UChicago Medicine is boosting police and security worker presence in the emergency department after several employees were injured amid a fight that broke out Aug. 13, according to the Chicago Tribune.
  • New York hospital reinstates mask mandate amid COVID-19 uptick

    Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse, N.Y., reinstated a mask mandate Aug. 17 amid an uptick in staff out sick with COVID-19 and an increase in patients testing positive, according to local news outlets. 
  • When experts anticipate RSV's arrival this year

    After COVID-19-related disruptions last year, experts anticipate respiratory syncytial virus to follow a more typical seasonal pattern this year, with activity ramping up in the fall and peaking in December or January, CNN reported Aug. 17. 
  • 6 rare diseases found in the US in 2023

    Here are six rare diseases that experts have identified in the U.S. so far in 2023:
  • 3 dead from flesh-eating bacteria in Northeast 

    Three people in Connecticut and New York have died after contracting infections from a rare flesh-eating bacteria, The New York Times reported Aug. 16.
  • Where COVID-19 admissions are highest, rising fastest

    More than 10,000 people in the U.S. were hospitalized with COVID-19 for the week ending Aug. 5, up 14.3 percent from the previous week and marking the fourth straight week of increase. 
  • 6 things to know about US leprosy cases

    While 95 percent of people are immune to leprosy — also called Hansen's disease — multiple cases have popped up across Central Florida and the Southern U.S. in recent years, concerning physicians. One recent study concluded that the disease may even be endemic to the southeastern U.S. 
  • CDC reports 2nd death in tuberculosis outbreak from medical products

    Two people have contracted tuberculosis and died following an outbreak related to contaminated human bone tissue products used in hospitals, surgical centers and dental clinics, according to the CDC. 
  • NYU Langone physicians see success with transplantation of pig kidney in human body

    The scramble to find kidneys for transplants or the long waits on a list amid a usable organ shortage could come to an end in the future. The use of gene-edited pig kidneys could vastly increase supply and help meet life-saving demand for patients, Robert Montgomery, MD, PhD, the director of the NYU Langone Transplant Institute explained during an Aug. 16 press conference. 
  • Joint Commission acquires National Quality Forum

    The Joint Commission has acquired the National Quality Forum with the goal of consolidating quality measures.
  • 25 best leadership jobs for nurses in 2023

    Hospital CEO is the top leadership position nurses should consider, according to an article by Nursing Process.
  • Homelessness at record high: What it means for hospitals

    A record number of Americans are experiencing homelessness in 2023 amid rising housing costs and other societal challenges. The increase could put additional strain on the U.S. healthcare system and lead to worse patient outcomes if health systems do not take actions to improve the health of those experiencing homelessness. 
  • Providence College set to break ground on nursing school

    Providence (R.I.) College will break ground on its 100,000-square-foot, $80 million facility to house its new nursing program, The Providence Journal reported Aug. 15.

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