Healthcare Industry News

2008 Industry News

November 2008

• Hospitals Face Recession Woes
  
• New ED System Speeds Patient Flow
  
• Rising to the Top: AMN Healthcare Helps Women Break through the Glass Ceiling
  
• Study Shows Top Hospitals Save Lives
  

October 2008

• HHS Tackles Infection Control
  
• Is the Retail Clinic Sector Slowing Down?
  
• Joint Commission Issues Anticoagulant Safety Alert
  
• Palliative Care Teams Save Money
  

September 2008

• California Proposes Serious Penalties for Patient Privacy Breaches
  
• Hospitals Offer Big Incentives to Attract Nurses
  
• Nation’s 100 Most Improved Hospitals Revealed
  
• Where are the 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare?
  

August 2008

• ‘Most Wired’ Hospitals Find More Satisfied Patients
  
• ER Smart Card Speeds Triage Time
  
• Healthcare Leadership Conference Focuses on Improving Quality, Safety and Performance
  
• Patients Cut Preventative Care in a Poor Economy
  

July 2008

• AMA Postpones Decision on Secret Shoppers
  
• AMN Healthcare Announces Joint Commission Re-certification
  
• Aviation Training Methods Help Hospitals Decrease Medical Errors
  
• Better Outcomes in Leapfrog Hospitals
  
• Finding International Solutions to the Nursing Shortage
  
• Online Shift Scheduling Boosts RN Morale
  

June 2008

• Hospital Patients Urged to Be Smart Shoppers
  
• Hospitals Try New Night Shifts
  
• Poll Finds Nurses Want Safer Staffing Levels
  

May 2008

• Ailing Economy Helps Ease Nursing Shortage
  
• Hospitals Under Siege by New ‘Super Bug’
  
• Pre-op Cleansing Reduces Surgical Site Infections
  
• Study Reveals the Costly Effects of Medical Errors
  
• Telemedicine Cuts Cost on Pediatric ED Visits
  

April 2008

• Medical Device Reuse Saves Money and the Environment
  
• New Research Predicts Continuing Nurse Shortage
  
• Patient Satisfaction Data Now Included in “HospitalCompare” Web Site
  
• The Army Reserve: 100 Years in the Medical Community
  

March 2008

• Google Partners with Cleveland Clinic on Patient Record Site
  
• Hospital Strategies to Reduce Harm from High-Alert Medications
  
• Performance Equals Profits for 100 Top Hospitals
  
• Study: One in 10 Patients Suffers a Preventable Medication Injury
  

February 2008

• Freestanding Emergency Departments on the Rise
  
• Healthcare Spending Projected to Surpass General Inflation
  
• Nevada Hospitals Are an Economic Force in the State
  
• Sharp Memorial Hospital Achieves Magnet Status
  

January 2008

• CMS Hires PricewaterhouseCoopers to Monitor HIPAA Violations
  
• Does Health Insurance Guarantee Patients the Care They Need?
  
• Leading Issues Facing Today’s Hospital CEOs
  
• New York Budget Changes Aim at Lowering ED Visits
  

2007 Industry News

Decemeber 2007

• Adverse Drug Events Show Marked Increase
  
• Health Reform Plan for California Passes First Vote
  
• Language Barriers Increase Risk for Adverse Events and Effects
  
• New Security Group Creates 'Trust' in Electronic Medical Records
  
• Nine California Hospitals Face Expensive Penalties
  
• Survey Suggests HIPAA Regulations Slow Scientific Progress
  

November 2007

• California Tightening Nurse-to-Patient Ratios in 2008
  
• Internet Giants Jump Into Patient Records Fray
  
• Security Breaches Still Problematic for EHRs
  
• Technology Needed to Improve Healthcare Work Environment
  

October 2007

• AMN Healthcare Travelers All Safe in Southern California
  
• AMN Study Shows Travel Nurses Help Facilities Achieve Magnet Designation
  
• Are State Health Systems Making the Grade?
  
• Nurses and Staff Continue to Provide Care after Fire Evacuations in Southern California
  
• Wildfires and Hospital Closures Put Pressure on San Diego Nurses
  

September 2007

• Abbreviations May Save Minutes; Prohibiting Abbreviations May Save Lives
  
• Corps Makes Changes to Emergency Response Plans
  
• Healthcare Opinion Leaders' Views on the Quality and Safety of US Healthcare
  
• National Study Shows Temporary Nurses Deliver Quality Care
  
• WANTED: CXO to Transform Patient and Hospital Employee Experience
  

August 2007

• Johns Hopkins Hospital Tops in the Country
  
• Joint Commission Accreditation is Key to Implementing Patient Safety Systems
  
• Joint Commission Selects New Leader
  
• More AMN News
  
• Patients Have Better Outcomes in Most Wired Hospitals
  
• Preventive Services Could Save 100,000 Lives Annually
  
• The Need for Protocols to Prevent Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis
  
• Workplace Key Factor in Nursing Shortage
  

July 2007

• Massachusetts Universal Health Program Commences
  
• Survey Identifies Importance of Injectable Medication Safety