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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
The American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) today announced the recipients of its 2020 awards, which highlight 兔子先生members, a hospital and state affiliate demonstrating exemplary leadership practices. 兔子先生will honor the recipients during its annual conference March 19-21 in Nashville鈥
We Care, We Vote, an initiative of 兔子先生 (AHA), has placed ads about affordability and rural health care in early primary states to ensure candidates are aware of issues important to hospitals and health systems.
Hospitals recognized for high-quality cardiac care are more likely to be penalized under value-based programs than other hospitals, according to a new study in JAMA Cardiology. The findings indicate a lack of alignment between federal incentives and the prevailing medical consensus on appropriate鈥
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) has received reports of telephone calls from persons falsely claiming to be NCSBN staff or law enforcement. These scam calls 鈥渟poofed鈥 NCSBN telephone numbers, so they appeared to originate from NCSBN. In some cases, scammers falsely claimed a鈥
The American Hospital Association will host a webinar next month on telehealth as part of its Value Initiative virtual workshop series. The program will explore how hospitals are implementing provider-to-provider and provider-to-patient telehealth services to improve access to care, enhance patient鈥
Design Thinking for Health, a free, online course, offers nurses a framework and tools they can use when tackling complex challenges in the workplace. Developed by the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and the Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation, the course aims to deliver design training鈥
To effectively lead evidence-based quality improvement efforts, nurses need to be able to function as change agents, according to an article in the Journal of Nursing Administration. To support the professional development of nurses leading evidence-based practice (EBP) projects, nurses at the鈥