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.
One of the most common practices among nurse leaders to improve retention is employee rounding—so much so that the time-consuming practice has been “hard-wired” into leadership routines. Problem is, rounding as most nurse leaders conduct it, is generally useless, according to research by, in...
To address burnout, physicians and nurses prefer actions to boost nurse staffing, increase clinician control over workload, and improve work environments rather than wellness programs and resilience training, a new ...
CMS ordered all nine accrediting organizations (AO) to quit giving hospitals or other healthcare organizations even a 15-minute warning that surveyors will be onsite, and there will be no more blackout dates.
To improve the hospital’s CMS stars ranking, NewYork-Presbyterian Queens set a clear vision and the goal of wanting to be a regional center of excellence, says Chief Medical Officer Amir Jaffer, MD, MBA.
EHR platforms are complex and costly and require a lot of planning to make sure they're a good fit for a health system. Here are 8 recommendations for organizations looking to transition from one EHR to another.