By January 27, hospitals in half of the nation’s states must ensure that all staff have at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine or have a qualified exemption, or face termination from the Medicare and Medicaid health insurance programs. By the end of February, staff must be fully vaccinated.
While healthcare organizations often look at remote patient monitoring (RPM) as a means of caring for patients at home, Renown Health has launched a pilot project aimed at helping a rural hospital improve inpatient care.
And the Nevada health system’s president and CEO sees this as the...
One by one, the nurses taking care of actress Judi Evans at Riverside Community Hospital kept calling out sick.
Patients were coughing as staffers wheeled the maskless soap opera star around the California hospital while treating her for injuries from a horseback fall in May 2020, Evans...
Missed deficiencies within the physical environment, fire safety, infection control and patients’ rights continues to dominate CMS’ annual report card on the annual performance of accrediting organizations (AOs)
A team-based approach to responding to agitated patients in the Emergency Department (ED) setting can result in a significant decrease in the utilization of physical restraints, a recent ...
Clinical debriefing efforts can drive several benefits at health systems and hospitals, according to the NYC Health + Hospitals presenters of a session at this week’s ...
