— HCATS offers a comprehensive framework for addressing systems-based trauma in healthcare by Taylor Nichols, MD Nichols is a board-certified physician in emergency medicine and addiction medicine. The U.S. healthcare system is facing an alarming exodus of professionals across disciplines, simultaneously causing and accelerating systemic collapse. This crisis stems largely from an inadequate understanding of […]
By: Laura Dyrda – Becker’s Hospital Review Hospitals and health systems are undergoing a seismic shift in how they structure, support and scale their workforces. Faced with persistent labor shortages, financial constraints and rising consumer expectations, health leaders are turning to artificial intelligence and digital innovation not only to fill gaps, but to fundamentally reshape
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— Tech may help but it cannot constitute the whole solution by Neil Baum MD The epidemic of loneliness poses a grave threat to public health, just as obesity, social media, or substance abuse does. Occasional loneliness is usually not problematic, as almost everyone experiences loneliness from time to time. However, chronic loneliness is associated
Rachel Nall, DNP, CRNA, APRN – HealtheCareers Growth and change are two factors nurses can be certain of. As the profession moves toward increased safety and enhanced patient care, nurses are embracing technology and new roles within the technology sector. From making strides in artificial intelligence to embracing new skills, the future of nursing is
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By: Alexandra Murphy – Becker’s Hospital Review Avita Health System, which operates two critical access hospitals and one small acute care hospital in rural Ohio, has helped patients access $10.8 million worth of medications through a program launched in 2022, according to a May 29 article on the the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists’ website.
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Lorie Brown, RN, JD EmpoweredNurses.org We have all heard that you have the right to remain silent, anything that you say can and will be used against you. However, we tend to forget this saying when it comes to being asked to speak to our supervisors or even investigators. We want to tell the truth
By: Paige Twenter – Becker’s Clinical Leadership Within the next 12 months, 61% of more than 12,000 nurses surveyed by AMN Healthcare said they plan to leave their current employer, switch departments, retire, return to school, or work part-time, per diem or in a virtual role. High levels of burnout, stress and dissatisfaction continue to
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By: Paige Twenter – Becker’s Clinical Leadership The National Council Licensure Examination pass rate for registered nurses dropped to 71.6% in the first quarter of 2025, down from 79.1% in the same period in 2024. The decline affected U.S.-educated and internationally educated nurses, as well as both first-time and repeat test takers, according to a
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Author Natoshia R. Cunningham – The Conversation.com Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Michigan State University Disclosure statement Natoshia R. Cunningham receives grant funding from the US Department of Defense, the Michigan Health Endowment Fund, and the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance-Arthritis Foundation. She was previously funded by the National Institutes of Health, and the
By: Laura Dyrda – Becker’s Health IT Artificial intelligence is a powerful technology changing many aspects of healthcare delivery. Some nurses fear the risk of relying too much on it; others see big potential for reducing administrative burden. Nurse leaders at the nation’s biggest health systems and smallest community hospitals alike are working with their
