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December 30, 2013 - Under Ms. Salka's leadership, AMN has evolved into the innovator in healthcare workforce solutions and the largest and most diversified healthcare staffing company in the nation. In 2013 alone, AMN launched a Digital Transformation Initiative, incorporating innovative digital and social recruiting s...
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December 19, 2013 - In a growing number of healthcare settings, nurses are leading the charge to improve the quality of patient care while reducing healthcare costs.
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December 19, 2013 - Healthcare reform certainly topped the list of the most talked about issue in the healthcare industry this past year, but it wasn’t the only thing on health leaders’ minds. Throughout 2013, Healthcare Briefing’s readers also wanted to know about clinical workforce trends, patient safety initiatives,...
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December 18, 2013 - Just as the country faces an aging population, needing more health services, and the Affordable Care Act provides medical coverage for more Americans, a shortage of physicians and other clinicians continues as a concern, according to the AMN Healthcare 2013 Clinical Workforce Survey.
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December 13, 2013 - The question of how to ensure there will be enough nurses to meet the growing demand for health care services created by an aging population, insurance expansion, increase in chronic disease and new care delivery and financing models can only be addressed through robust and accurate data on the nurs...
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December 12, 2013 -
Dec. 12, 2013, Seventy-eight percent of hospital executives believe there is a shortage of physicians nationwide, 66 percent believe there is a shortage of nurses, and 50 percent believe there is a shortage of advanced practitioners, according to a new survey conducted by AMN Healthcare.
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December 10, 2013 - Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced $55.5 million in funding awarded in fiscal year 2013 to strengthen training for health professionals and increase the size of the nation’s health care workforce.
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December 9, 2013 - There is good news regarding growth in medical school enrollments. Yet studies show that while the number of students is increasing, the population attracted to the profession and accepted into programs remains much the same, albeit somewhat more diverse in new programs. Will this trend avert a phys...
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December 6, 2013 - The perception that doctors who are based in hospitals burn out quicker than doctors in outpatient settings is just wrong--doctor burnout happens equally, according to a new Mayo Clinic study, published in the November issue of the Journal of Hospital Medicine.
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November 21, 2013 - It’s a pretty good bet that many of the doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and pharmacists in your organization have a smartphone and use it on a regular basis.
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November 21, 2013 - If there’s one thing people in healthcare can count on, it’s that more changes are coming. As the population ages and needs more care, patients with multiple chronic conditions experience acute episodes, and millions more people enter the healthcare system as a result of the Affordable Care Act, bed...
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November 21, 2013 - AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. the innovator in healthcare workforce solutions and largest provider of staffing services in the nation, announced today the acquisition of ShiftWise, a leading national provider of web-based healthcare workforce solutions – including its vendor management system (VMS) ...
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November 8, 2013 - As health reform continues to unfold, community health centers have their work cut out for them. They could soon be seeing twice as many patients as they were when the Affordable Care Act was signed into law in 2010. At the same time, they will be expected to continue improving the quality of care t...
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November 5, 2013 - Modern Healthcare has named more than 30 hospitals among the 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare in 2013, with the rest comprised of suppliers, payers and other types of providers, such as physician practices and outpatient centers. Listed hospitals value their team members and how they care for p...
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October 25, 2013 - Some key healthcare quality metrics are showing improvement while others lag behind goals, presenting opportunities to enhance outcomes in the future, according to the new 2013 State of Health Care Quality Report from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).
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October 25, 2013 - The vast majority of nurses remain very satisfied with their choice of nursing as a career, according to the new 2013 Survey of Registered Nurses by AMN Healthcare.
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October 23, 2013 - Today, medicine offers some of the most advanced treatments and great outcomes for patients. Yet, for many men and women who do not or cannot follow their plan of care, good health remains a struggle.
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October 23, 2013 - Finally, some good news related to healthcare.
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October 15, 2013 - Compensation for chief executive officers at nonprofit hospitals varies around the country but averaged almost $600,000, according to a study of top executives for nearly 2,700 hospitals published by JAMA Internal Medicine.
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October 10, 2013 - Recent sentinel event statistics from The Joint Commission show that one of the top reported events from 2004-2013 is delay in treatment. With the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, increased demands for healthcare services and clinicians, and a renewed focus on improved health outcomes, fin...
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October 10, 2013 - Hospitals with higher nurse staffing are less likely to be penalized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for excessive readmission rates than similar hospitals with lower nurse staffing ratios, researchers have found. In fact, each additional nurse hour per patient day was asso...
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October 10, 2013 - A nurse’s commitment to his or her patients is reflected in a commitment to lifetime learning. Ongoing professional development ensures that nurses are contemporary practitioners of safe and expert care. Continuing education (CE) courses not only are often required for re-licensure and certification...
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October 7, 2013 - The American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) announced today that Linda Burnes Bolton, DrPH, RN, FAAN, vice president for nursing, chief nursing officer and director of nursing research at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, is president-elect of the AONE Board of Directors. Selected t...
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October 2, 2013 - The federal government shut down, but the implementation of the Affordable Care Act rolls on.
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October 1, 2013 - How many deaths in hospitals could be prevented each year? The number may be higher than you think.
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September 19, 2013 - Recruitment process outsourcing, or RPO as it’s commonly known, is a form of business process outsourcing and a way for healthcare organizations to share part or all of their recruitment with an outside firm. The changing healthcare environment and the increasing complexity to recruit high quality h...
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September 17, 2013 - Amid the many disagreements about healthcare reform and new policy implementations in this country, leaders do tend to agree on one point: something needs to be done to address our burgeoning healthcare costs. Thus, researchers and analysts are continuing to explore arenas where unnecessary costs co...
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September 17, 2013 - Preparing for a future with increased demands for healthcare services, hospitals and health systems must develop a workforce-planning model.
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September 17, 2013 - Declaring a crisis in America’s cancer care delivery system, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) cited workforce issues as among the many contributing factors, including an aging population, rising costs and the complexity of care. Their report, “Delivering High-Quality Cancer Care: Charting a New Cours...
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September 9, 2013 - Despite an increase in the number of women physicians, they earn on average significantly less than their male colleagues--a physician gender gap that has persisted for two decades, according to a new study published as a research letter in JAMA Internal Medicine.
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September 4, 2013 - A study estimates that total annual costs for five major health care-associated infections (HAIs) were $9.8 billion, with surgical site infections contributing the most to overall costs, according to a report published by JAMA Internal Medicine.
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September 4, 2013 - When nurses enjoy their jobs and intend to stay in their positions long term, it can translate to improved patient outcomes, according to findings from NDNQI™, a quality improvement program of the American Nurses Association.
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August 29, 2013 - Doctors and nurses are often the first professions that come to mind in healthcare discussions, yet allied health professionals continue to provide vital services and care that patients and other providers rely on throughout the healthcare delivery system. And with the country’s aging population and...
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August 29, 2013 - Healthcare changes are in the air, and the 2013 Modern Healthcare 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare rankings reflect that.
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August 29, 2013 - Published in Bloomberg Businessweek, August 21, 2013 - What is going on behind the politics and hype of health-care reform?
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August 23, 2013 - There’s a (healthcare) app for just about everything.
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August 22, 2013 - While many healthcare systems continue hiring, the many weeks it takes to fill key nursing and other clinical positions can negatively affect the organization and patient care, according to a recent nationwide survey conducted for CareerBuilder.
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August 14, 2013 - Children and young adults with health insurance coverage tend to seek out care for mild and moderate injuries. But it often takes an injury as serious as a broken bone to get a young person without health insurance to seek out medical care.
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August 14, 2013 - AMN Healthcare (NYSE: AHS), healthcare's innovator in workforce solutions and staffing services, announced today that it has again been named the largest healthcare staffing company in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA). The SIA report ranks firms based on company-provided and/or estimated...
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August 8, 2013 - The times are changing, and healthcare providers are discovering new models to more efficiently deliver quality care while reducing costs.
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August 8, 2013 - How much diagnostic testing is too much? How much of a role should cost play when it comes to deciding about diagnostic testing and screening? Does fear of litigation influence how much diagnostic testing a provider orders?
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August 1, 2013 - While healthcare once lagged other industries in embracing technology, a push from the federal government has changed things dramatically. The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009’s push for meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs) and the need to stre...
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July 30, 2013 - Earlier this month, the International Centre for Human Resources in Nursing (ICHRN) released a policy statement on safe staffing levels which highlights the need to ensure an appropriate number of nurses and other staff is available at all times across the continuum of care, with a suitable mix of e...
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July 22, 2013 - Are there enough nurses now, and will be there enough in the future, to ensure the nation’s healthcare needs are met? For many years, this question was answered in part by the National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses, which the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) conducted every f...
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July 18, 2013 - Health care workers suffer more injuries and illnesses on the job each year than those in any other industry, but the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducts relatively few inspections of health care facilities and is hamstrung in its ability to take action to resolve unsafe co...
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July 18, 2013 - The growing complexity in recruiting high-quality healthcare clinicians is driving hospitals and health systems to engage in recruitment process outsourcing (RPO). Approximately half of all expenditures by healthcare systems are spent on staffing. The caliber and quality of clinicians are critical -...
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July 18, 2013 - Rapid changes are a response to healthcare reform, burgeoning numbers of seniors who need more care, ever-stricter quality mandates, an electronic health records revolution, pressure to restrict costs, new, sophisticated devices, and a general escalation in the complexity of patient care.
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July 18, 2013 - Healthcare reform, shifting standards in education and a more complex patient population are changing the role of pharmacists in today’s healthcare system. Employers and pharmacists alike are adapting to these industry trends and preparing for more integrated care models, the influx of more insured ...
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July 17, 2013 - The states that have chosen to not expand Medicaid as outlined under the federal health reform law will be losing out on huge sums of money and leaving millions of their residents without health coverage.
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July 10, 2013 - Efforts to reduce preventable hospital visits may backfire and increase usage, unless providers make fundamental changes in care delivery, according to researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The researchers, who published their study in the July issue of ...
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July 5, 2013 - Despite dire predictions at the end of last year about sequestration’s effects on the healthcare industry, hospitals and providers have taken steps to cope while feeling the pain of reimbursement changes associated with the Budget Control Act of 2011.
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July 1, 2013 - Patients and providers alike can help improve the quality of health care with some simple steps, according to the Mayo Clinic, which recently released a list of five suggestions.
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June 28, 2013 - Healthcare’s silos are coming down. To survive in the brave new world of value-based reimbursement, hospitals, physician practices and other entities will need to work more closely together as clinical integration--and its goals of better quality care at lower cost--moves into the mainstream.
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June 28, 2013 - Aiming to improve the safety of patients, nurses and other health care workers, the American Nurses Association (ANA), in collaboration with a national working group and other professional organizations, has released “Safe Patient Handling and Mobility: Interprofessional National Standards,” a 40-pa...
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June 25, 2013 - Telemedicine continues to gain traction across the country. The triple aims of healthcare reform--improved patient care, improved health of populations and cost containment--are all advanced by telemedicine. So are many of the new value-based clinical goals that will increasingly guide reimbursement...
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June 14, 2013 - Nurses represent healthcare’s largest profession with about 3 million members in the United States, yet hospitals and health systems rarely tap them to serve as board members or in other leadership positions, leading to a lost opportunity for those organizations.
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June 14, 2013 - Everyone wants to find a solution to the problem of hospital readmissions, both for the sake of patients and because they tend to be very costly for hospitals and payers. Approximately 20 percent of Medicare recipients are currently readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of discharge.
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June 13, 2013 - The number of U.S. retail health clinics is projected to double in the next three years due to the increasing demand of newly insured patients under healthcare reform, according to a new report released today by Accenture (NYSE:ACN) at the annual America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) Institute 201...
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June 12, 2013 - Across the country, several innovative approaches to expanding Medicaid patients’ access to specialty care are showing early promise, according to a new qualitative study by the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) for the Commonwealth Fund.
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June 4, 2013 - Could putting a greater emphasis on patient preferences and shared decision making improve the care your organization provides while also reducing costs?
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June 4, 2013 - During the past six years, 10 percent of community hospitals have been acquired or merged, with significant increases occurring in 2011 and 2012. And these ownership changes have benefited patients and the community by retaining vital services, according to a recent report from the American Hospital...
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May 31, 2013 - Patients and physicians think differently about what should happen when a medical error occurs, with patients wanting disclosure and an explanation and physicians hesitant to discuss their role in the error or its effect on patient health, according to a Patient Safety Primer from the Agency for Hea...
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May 31, 2013 - Approximately 70 percent of hospital executives in a recent survey reported that improving the patient experience is one of their organization’s top three priorities. But how well they define that goal, and who is in charge of it, tends to vary.
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May 24, 2013 - Massachusetts’ healthcare reform, initiated in 2006, increased the number of people insured by 300,000, but a new study found it didn’t result in substantially more hospital use or higher costs. Can we assume the same will occur nationwide once more people are covered under the Affordable Care Act?
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May 24, 2013 - A growing number of physicians are using smartphones and tablets on the job for clinical purposes, but they’re not yet the majority.
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May 21, 2013 - On a typical day, Moore Medical Center provides medical, surgical and emergency services to the community of Moore, Okla., a suburb about 10 miles outside of Oklahoma City. The 45-bed hospital is a campus of Norman Regional Health System and has more than 100 physicians on staff.
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May 16, 2013 - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced on May 15 that the United States Senate confirmed Marilyn Tavenner, a former nurse and health system leader, as administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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May 15, 2013 - During the first decade of the new millennia, the number of nurses has grown substantially, and the nursing workforce has become slightly more diverse and better educated, according to a new report from the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA’s) National Center for Health Workforce ...
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May 14, 2013 - The American Nurses Association (ANA) is convening a unique staffing conference, Fostering Innovative Staffing Solutions, to empower nurses and staffing managers to discover, learn, and create inventive solutions to the complex challenge of determining and delivering appropriate nurse staffing.
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May 14, 2013 - Improving nurse–patient communication could result in gains in other Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) metrics, including responsiveness of hospital staff, pain management, communication about medication and overall patient experience scores, which together af...
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May 13, 2013 - When it comes to recruiting the best candidates for healthcare jobs, the most successful companies are embracing technology and social media to give them the greatest advantages. Mimicking the rapid changes in healthcare itself, employers and staffing companies alike are finding it’s a whole new wor...
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May 11, 2013 - More than 31 percent of the hospitals surveyed in The Leapfrog Group’s Hospital Safety Score received an “A” in the most recent analysis, a slightly higher percentage than in November 2012.
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May 8, 2013 - Contrary to the notion that hospitals charge private payers higher payment rates to offset lower Medicare rates, it turns out the opposite is true—lower Medicare payment rates lead to lower private rates for inpatient care, according to a study by the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) ...
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May 8, 2013 - Physicians and dental specialists hold 9 of the 10 top spots on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, with most of the healthcare professionals earning more in 2012 than in 2010.
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May 5, 2013 - A new study showing that interns are only spending a fraction of their time on the job with patients once again raises the question: are medical residents getting enough hands-on, direct patient care experience during their training?
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May 2, 2013 - Patient loads are increasing, and so is the evidence that they often cause healthcare workers to suffer from fatigue and burnout. And those symptoms can lead to bigger problems with morale and patient safety, experts say.
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April 29, 2013 - Hospitals and health systems nationwide are projecting a significant shift in 2013 admissions from inpatient to outpatient settings as they transition toward new care delivery models, according to the Premier healthcare alliance’s spring 2013 Economic Outlook.
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April 25, 2013 - As the national commission created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to research and analyze healthcare workforce issues continues to wait for funding, the states are doing their best to monitor their health workforce situations and plan for the future.
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April 25, 2013 - Building on pioneering research from the early 1990s, Linda Aiken, PhD, FAAN, FRCN, RN, and colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania report patients are at less risk of dying at Magnet-designated hospitals vs. other hospitals, something the team largely attributes to better nurse work environmen...
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April 25, 2013 - While hospital executives and risk managers agree that patient safety is a top priority, a study by hospital insurer American International Group (AIG) found tensions surrounding perceived priorities, with executives rating maximizing financial sustainability as a greater challenge to overall hospit...
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April 18, 2013 - As hospitals and other providers step up their health information technology (IT) efforts to meaningfully use electronic health records (EHR) and receive government incentives, they are increasing finding it difficult to recruit and retain experienced healthcare IT professionals, according to a new ...
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April 16, 2013 - Explosions shattered the peace and feelings of achievement that normally mark the end of the 26.2-mile Boston Marathon, killing three and injuring upwards of 170 people.
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April 15, 2013 - From service delivery and insurance to quality improvement and government, Modern Healthcare’s Top 25 Women in Healthcare shape health policy, patient care and the next generation of leaders. Their successes reflect that healthcare remains a field open to caring, compassionate and confident women w...
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April 12, 2013 - As part of its quest to address access to healthcare concerns, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) discussed Medicare’s coverage of services provided by advanced practice nurses, such as nurse practitioners (NPs), and physician assistants (PAs), debating whether all providers should be...
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April 11, 2013 - Effectively managing one chronic condition is challenging. Double or triple that number, and that’s when chronic disease management really gets complicated--for patients and providers.
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April 5, 2013 - Hospitals and other healthcare facilities have until 2014 to implement and demonstrate meaningful use of an electronic health records (EHR) system, also commonly known as electronic medical records (EMR). With the deadline approaching quickly, it is important that facility leaders and clinicians loo...
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April 5, 2013 - Mortality rates for heart attack, congestive heart failure or pneumonia have increased at critical access hospitals (CAHs) while those rates have declined in other acute care hospitals, according to a Harvard study reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
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March 27, 2013 - Based on the success of its Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition and the realization that primary care practices must, but often don’t, work collaboratively with specialists, the National Committee of Quality Assurance (NCQA) has released standards for its new Patient-Centered Specialty ...
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March 27, 2013 - While not new, scope-of-practice legislation appears to be gaining some steam in state legislatures, as advanced practice nurses, physical therapists, pharmacists, optometrists and others seek greater autonomy in treating patients.
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March 26, 2013 - A record 95 percent of this year’s graduating U.S. medical students have matched to available residency positions, yet due to an increase in medical school programs and a pending physician shortage, many experts report, America needs more graduate medical education (GME) residency positions. A bill ...
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March 26, 2013 - Like them or not, electronic health records (EHRs), or electronic medical records (EMRs), are here to stay. While they offer greater patient access to diagnostic testing results, medical histories, treatment information, and even what clinicians have said about them, many patients feel uncomfortable...
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March 22, 2013 - Aiming to be part of the solution of reining in healthcare costs, the American Hospital Association (AHA) has released its Top 12 priorities for improving healthcare quality and efficiency in a new report, “Ensuring a Healthier Tomorrow: Actions to Strengthen our Health Care System and Our Nation’s ...
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March 19, 2013 - Healthcare experts fear the lack of funding for a workforce commission created by the health reform law may leave many critical policy decisions unresolved--impacting changes needed in the healthcare workforce.
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March 19, 2013 - A new study reveals that many hospital neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) do not meet recommended guidelines for nurse staffing, and that this nurse understaffing is associated with higher rates of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in premature infants. The most vulnerable, lowest birth wei...
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March 15, 2013 - Statement attributable to:
Jeremy A. Lazarus, M.D.
President, American Medical Association
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March 15, 2013 - Hospitals are making progress toward implementation and meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs), according to American Hospital Association data, but challenges remain. One is that clinician dissatisfaction seems to be growing along with the rate of EHR implementations, according to a new...
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March 11, 2013 - Healthgrades found dramatic differences in clinical outcomes among hospitals across the country in its America’s Best Hospitals 2013: Navigating Variability in Hospital Quality report; the healthcare ratings company also confirmed that healthcare consumers consider such quality information important...
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March 6, 2013 - When it comes to commonly ordered medical tests and procedures, the power is often in the physician’s hand, with patients accepting their doctor’s word that such intervention is appropriate, and even necessary. According to a host of medical societies, however, routine is not always the best route o...
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March 6, 2013 - When members of Congress and the president recently failed to come to terms that would avoid the sequester, many people expressed concern over how the resulting budget cuts will affect medical research and other aspects of healthcare. Some questioned the ethics of an action that could have such a p...
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March 5, 2013 - Hospital readmission rates have hovered around 20 percent for years, and a recent Robert Wood Johnson Foundation report confirmed little progress in reducing those rates. But at the end of February, a representative from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reported a decline in read...
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March 4, 2013 - The threat of sequestration and its repercussions loomed for weeks, but many hoped that federal lawmakers and the president would come to an agreement to avoid the deep federal budget cuts that would be a result.
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March 1, 2013 - Legislators in Minnesota and the District of Columbia are both considering nurse staffing bills, with a goal of improved patient safety and better outcomes. One focuses on mandatory nurse-to-patient ratios, while the other considers RN staffing according to “national standards.”
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February 25, 2013 - The satisfaction levels among a hospital's staff are closely linked to the quality of healthcare it provides, say a team of doctors from Imperial College London.
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February 22, 2013 - A new study published in the journal Nursing Economic$ took a look at the projected supply of registered nurses and found that it varies significantly by region.
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February 14, 2013 - In just a couple of months, Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis will cut the ribbon to officially celebrate the opening of an onsite wellness center that will be open around the clock for the hospital’s employees.
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February 13, 2013 - Fortune magazine ranked 11 healthcare-delivery organizations among the Best Companies to Work For in 2013. For the seventh year in a row, healthcare service providers have comprised at least 10 percent of the organizations achieving recognition as one of 100 best workplaces.
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February 13, 2013 - In a healthcare system that focuses on patient outcomes, an emphasis on quality bedside care, support for frontline caregivers and the analytics to prove how well you are succeeding are all important. And when everything works, it is a cause for celebration. That was evidenced last week, as six hosp...
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February 11, 2013 - The National Health Service Corps awarded more than $10 million in funding for loan repayment to 87 medical students in 29 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, who will serve as primary care doctors and help strengthen the health care workforce, Department of Health and Human Services S...
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February 10, 2013 - Is your organization committed to building interdisciplinary rapport and teamwork? With more and more physicians specializing in hospital care, it’s becoming increasingly evident that it’s crucial for these physicians to have good working relationships with the nursing staff in their hospitals.
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February 7, 2013 - Prevention policies and investments in public health can help Americans live longer, healthier lives, stresses a new report from Trust for America’s Health (TFAH). In a country where more than half of our citizens are living with one or more serious, chronic disease--many of which are preventable--o...
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February 5, 2013 - Less than 2.5 percent of nonelderly Americans in 2010 with employer coverage--about the same proportion as in 2003--initiated a change in health plans to reduce their health insurance costs or get a better quality plan, according to a new national study by the Center for Studying Health System Chang...
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January 30, 2013 - In the wake of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., people across the country began calling for action. Some are demanding more stringent gun control laws, while others call for a renewed commitment to funding mental health services.
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January 30, 2013 - Central line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in newborns were reduced by 58 percent in less than a year in hospital neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) participating in an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality patient safety program. Frontline caregivers in 100 NICUs in nine state...
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January 23, 2013 - In an survey conducted of more than 2,400 U.S. physicians this past week by MDLinx, 72.6 percent of respondents reported experiencing a higher volume of flu symptoms in their patients than normal for this time of the season; nearly a quarter (22.6 percent) reported more patients at this point in the...
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January 23, 2013 - Healthcare remains a dynamic and growing industry, with health reform and an aging population expected to increase demands for care while reductions in reimbursement put the squeeze on hospitals and other providers.
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January 22, 2013 - Please join us for a free webinar to understand current trends, based on key findings from AMN Healthcare's 2012 Survey of Registered Nurses.
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January 22, 2013 - Primary care forms the backbone of the nation’s healthcare system, providing patients with information about preventive and self-care strategies and ideally coordinating care with specialists and other providers. Yet as 32 million more Americans prepare to join the ranks of the insured, the country ...
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January 18, 2013 - A staffing plan with more nurses on a unit and supportive working conditions are factors that not only appeal to nurses--they also contribute to better outcomes, which could help a hospital’s bottom line.
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January 14, 2013 - Call in sick! That is the advice from the nation's emergency physicians if you happen to have flu-like symptoms. Doctors suggest it's one of the best ways to help prevent the spread of this year's particularly aggressive national flu outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) rep...
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January 11, 2013 - January 11, 2013 - Hospitals are bracing for the fallout from a bill signed into law on Jan. 3 by President Barack Obama to ward off the threat of the so-called “fiscal cliff.”
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January 9, 2013 - As 2013 begins, the healthcare industry moves closer to full implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and continued uncertainty about sequestration and its two percent reduction in Medicare reimbursement.
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January 8, 2013 - More nurses are advancing their knowledge by seeking bachelor’s and graduate degrees, according to preliminary 2012 survey data released in early December by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).
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January 8, 2013 - A recent study by a team of Canadian researchers, published in the Annals of Family Medicine, noted that nurses play a major role in boosting immunization rates for diseases like influenza and pneumonia.
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January 8, 2013 - ECRI Institute, a nonprofit healthcare research organization, has released its sixth annual report aimed at helping healthcare leaders and clinicians minimize the risk of technology-related adverse events.
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January 8, 2013 - More hospitals have earned recognition from The Leapfrog Group in that nonprofit's Top Hospitals ranking for 2012, including 13 rural hospitals, 67 urban hospitals and 12 children’s hospitals.
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