A recent study found Candidozyma auris transfers to the gloves and gowns of healthcare workers in 29% of cases. The study, published Sept. 8 in Open Forum Infectious Diseases, analyzed the risk factors for C. auris transmission in acute care…

COVID-19 infections are growing in 47 states, but Texas is the only state to see “very high” viral activity in the wastewater, the CDC reported. Here is what to know. 1. As of Sept. 4, respiratory illness activity in the…

Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health and Santa Clara (Calif.) University are collaborating on a learning health system model designed to expose medical students to clinical care, education and research within an integrated healthcare network. The model will be incorporated into the…

The CDC reorganized its National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, consolidating offices and renaming divisions and branches, according to a Sept. 9 Federal Register notice. The changes took effect Sept. 4. Here are three things to know:

Phoenix-based Banner Health has cut the number of clicks a nurse needs to document a routine physical exam from more than 100 to fewer than 10 — without buying new technology. The change, going live across the system this month,…

Somewhere tonight, in an operating room, an ICU or a step-down unit, someone is going to look at a patient and feel that something is not right. Maybe they cannot explain it yet. Maybe the numbers have not caught up…

On Sept. 8, the University of Rochester (N.Y.) renamed its nursing school the School of Nursing & Health Sciences, reflecting an expansion beyond nursing into interdisciplinary health professions. The change was driven by the school’s planned launch of a Doctor…

Call center nurses at Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente say the health system uses AI to monitor how long they spend on patient calls and presses them to move faster, CalMatters reported in July. Software flags calls that run longer than…

A total of 401 hospitals in the U.S. have a central line-associated bloodstream infection rate of zero, as based on the healthcare-associated infections dataset from CMS. The Healthcare-Associated Infections dataset, updated Aug. 13, includes performance data for five types of…

Salt Lake City-based Nightingale College filed a lawsuit against the California Board of Registered Nursing, saying the board’s application of two licensing standards is unlawful and preventing hundreds of students from taking the NCLEX-RN exam. The lawsuit, filed Aug. 24,…