Fifteen physicians and three nurses have been elected to congressional seats, with three additional races still too close to call, Medscape reported Nov. 7.

Mansfield-based University of Connecticut School of Nursing received $50 million — the largest gift in the school's history — from an alumna.

For the second consecutive year, the same three health systems have won the American Association for Men in Nursing's Best Workplace Award. 

The Joint Commission has outlined new Oryx reporting requirements that will take effect Jan. 1 for all accredited hospitals. 

Each day, about 1 in 32 U.S. patients contracts at least one healthcare-associated infection, according to the CDC. 

Raising physician assistants' scope of practice to align with that of nurse practitioners does not worsen patient outcomes, according to a report from New Hampshire legislators. 

Constantly improving the care we provide patients is the goal of nearly every healthcare professional — if not every single one. It's what motivates our quality reviews and our clinical and health services research, with thousands upon thousands of efforts…

There's an issue with the term "nurse burnout," according to Jane Dus, DNP, RN, senior vice president and chief nursing officer of Advocate Health's Midwest region. 

A recent study found that nurse burnout is linked to lower healthcare quality, patient safety grades, and patient satisfaction.

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health recorded wins in several care-quality initiatives by embracing imperfect data, executives told Becker's Nov. 4.