More than 80% of hospitals recently surveyed by the American Hospital Association are collecting data on social determinants of health (SDOH), many through their EHR platform and health information exchanges. Yet only half of those hospitals are collecting data regularly.
After nearly half a year of steady declines, COVID cases are inching back up again, Dr. Brendan Jackson, the CDC's COVID-19 incident manager, told NPR.
A new survey by the Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) takes a deep dive into workplace violence in healthcare, finding that 40% of the 3,155 respondents believe their staff feel comfortable addressing a workplace violence crisis.
Staffing is a complex decision based on the experience and clinical expertise of the nurse, care team, resources, and patient needs,” AONL said in a prepared statement. “Organizational leaders, nurse managers, and direct care nurses, not policymakers, should collaboratively align staffing with...
An familiar and unpleasant virus reared its head last week at the Oakland County Fair in Michigan, where several pigs tested positive for influenza A virus, the causative agent of swine flu.
