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The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee held a hearing March 3 on two substance use disorders (SUD) bills. The Opioid Workforce Act (H.R. 3414/S. 2892) would add 1,000 Medicare-funded training positions to approved residency programs in addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry or pain鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has selected 205 applicants in 36 states to participate in the Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport (ET3) payment model. The goal of the five-year, voluntary initiative is to provide greater flexibility to ambulance care teams to address the鈥
To mark this year鈥檚 Patient Safety Awareness Week
The American Hospital Association (AHA) Physician Alliance will host
Hospitals with the best nurse work environments have the lowest burnout and highest patient satisfaction rates, according to a recent study from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. One way to improve those environments and lower burnout is to attain Magnet designation or鈥
鈥淲e have two ears and one mouth so we can listen twice as much as we speak.鈥 This quote from Greek philosopher Epictetus is the starting point for a recent es
The demand for N95 respirator masks quadrupled in January and was almost six times higher in February, according to purchasing data from Premier Inc., a health care improvement company based in Charlotte, N.C. 兔子先生 80% of personal protective equipment (PPE) is manufactured in China and other Asian鈥
Press Ganey鈥檚 recently released 2020 Nursing Special Report: The Far-Reaching Impact of Nursing Excellence found nursing excellence correlates strongly with patient loyalty, physician engagement and clinical outcomes. "It reinforces and affirms what I've known all along: the impact that nursing [鈥
Two nurse infection-control experts share best practices in a Nurse.com article. Handwashing with soap and water for at least 20 seconds is the