By Sara Heath, Executive Editor – TechTarget Nearly half of patient harm events are going without reporting, making it more difficult for hospitals to understand the root cause of those patient safety incidents and make quality improvements, according to a new report from the Office of Inspector General. The report, which looked at 299 patient […]
Half of patient safety events, patient harms go unreported Read More »
By: Mariah Taylor – Becker’s Clinical Leadership Martha Schwebach, the nation’s first family nurse practitioner, died July 9 at 86, the Albuquerque Journal reported July 27. Ms. Schwebach graduated from the Dominican School of Nursing in Great Bend, Kan., before moving to Moriarty, N.M. She spent eight years working as a surgical, obstetric, school and
1st family nurse practitioner in the US dies at 86 Read More »
Lorie Brown, RN, JD – EmpoweredNurses.org As nurses, we’re hardwired to help. It doesn’t matter if we’re on the clock, in scrubs, or just trying to enjoy a day at the park, we hear a cry for help, and our instinct kicks in. But when you’re off-duty and a medical emergency unfolds in front of
“Nurse! Can You Help?” – When and How to Safely Render Aid as a Nurse Off-Duty Read More »
By: Mariah Taylor – Becker’s Clinical Leadership Cleveland Clinic has created a workforce retention program for patient care nursing assistants. “Nursing assistants add so much to the patient and caregiver experience, and their work contributes significantly to patient outcomes,” Barb Zinner, DNP, RN, vice president and chief nursing officer at Garfield Heights, Ohio-based Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland Clinic ups retention efforts for an ‘indispensable’ nurse position Read More »
By Leslie Feldman – DocWireNews A recent systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Psychiatry sheds new light on the short-term effects of stopping antidepressant medications. While discontinuation symptoms are a known concern, this study aimed to quantify how common and clinically significant these symptoms truly are. Key insights from the study include people who
New Study on Risks for Antidepressant Discontinuation Read More »
Analysis | By Luke Gale | Health Leaders A new PwC report projects the medical cost trend will remain high in 2026, driven by soaring drug spending and hospital expenses. As payers seek to strengthen utilization management, revenue cycle leaders should prepare for a tougher reimbursement landscape. KEY TAKEAWAYS Professional services firm PwC projects 8.5%
By Lorie Brown, RN, JD EmpoweredNurses.org They told us it would be hard. But they never told us that in the pursuit of saving everyone else, we might lose ourselves. As nurses, we are hardwired to care (it’s in our DNA)—for our patients, our colleagues, our families, and sometimes even strangers on the street. We
It’s Not Selfish—It’s Survival: Why Nurses Must Start Giving to Themselves Read More »
By: Mariah Taylor – Becker’s Clinical Leadership There is a key driver behind the nationwide shortage of nurses: a severe nurse faculty shortage. To solve both shortages, more systems and nursing programs are creating formal venues to enlarge the nurse educator pipeline. Like the nurse shortage, universities and nursing programs are facing a nurse faculty
Analysis | By Christopher Cheney | HealthLeadersMedia Improved access to care is the most significant value associated with telehealth services, this new chief physician officer says. KEY TAKEAWAYS Telehealth is helping health systems cope with physician shortages. Conducting a telehealth visit in a patient’s home gives clinicians insights into a patient that cannot be achieved
Telehealth Generates Value for Health Systems and Patients Read More »
By: Paige Twenter – Becker’s Clinical Leadership In April, the Commission for Nurse Reimbursement began training the first cohort of nurse leaders in its Fellowship in Nursing Economics, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. The fellowship is a first-of-its-kind program that empowers nurse leaders to “drive transformative change within the healthcare system and
Fellowship equips nursing leaders with financial acumen Read More »
