1 rural health system’s strategy for saving patients $10.8M in drug costs

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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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61% of nurses plan job change within 1 year: Report

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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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NCLEX pass rates decline across the board in early 2025

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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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1 in 4 children suffers from chronic pain − school nurses could be key to helping them manage it

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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

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Nurses are redefining their roles with AI

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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

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Anything You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You: A Nurse’s Perspective

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Lori Brown, JD, RN  EmpoweredNurses.org It’s an unsettling thought, isn’t it? To consider that in the act of simply doing our job—communicating with patients, families, and colleagues—we might unintentionally put ourselves at risk. A casual comment can be perceived as a definitive medical opinion. A shared moment of empathy can be construed as overstepping professional

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Top 10 telemedicine-friendly states: Medscape

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By: Kelly Gooch  Becker’s Health IT Utah leads Medscape’s list of the top 10 telemedicine-friendly states. For the list, published May 23, Medscape analyzed six telehealth metrics across states: Medicaid reimbursement; remote patient monitoring and chronic care management; cross-state licensing; participation in state compacts; practice areas, including behavioral health; and statewide technological capabilities and broadband

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