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Editor's Picks
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Nurse Anesthetists Say They Practice Safely Without Physician Supervision
Nurse anesthetists across the country are vehemently defending their ability to administer anesthesia to Medicare patients without physician supervision, saying there's never been a study showing the practice to be unsafe, as alleged by two large physician groups who filed a lawsuit last week. On the contrary, several representatives of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists say studies have shown that certified registered nurse anesthetists perform the service with equal safety, or even more safely, than anesthesiologists. [Read More]
Can Nurses Drive Health Reform?
Upon release last month of a Gallup Survey of opinion leaders about nursing leadership, Risa Lavizzo Mourey, MD, president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, said the organization commissioned the survey because of the importance related to "expanding the leadership of nurses and tapping into all the wisdom and expertise that nurses have [which] is critical to healthcare reform and the healthcare system." Many nursing leaders think the tide may be turning in that area and that the roles of nurses—and the work that they do—will be steadily influencing the movement toward healthcare reform and emerging health policy and research issues. [Read More]
There are Big Bucks in Better Patient Flow
Looking at your patient flow could potentially save you hundreds of thousands of dollars. In the case of St. Joseph, MO-based Heartland Health, improving the surgery department patient flow garnered them over $300,000 in savings the first year. [Read More]
Top House Republicans throw cold water on healthcare summit
Leading House Republicans raised the prospect that they might refuse to participate in President Obama's proposed healthcare summit if the White House chooses not to scrap the existing reform bills and start over. In a letter to White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, House Minority Leader John A. Boehner and Minority Whip Eric Cantor expressed frustration at reports that Obama intends to put the Democratic bills on the table for discussion at the Feb. 25 summit, the Washington Post reports. [Read More]
Live ED Overhaul Webcast on February 23
Join HealthLeaders Media on February 23 for HealthLeaders Media Rounds: ED Overhaul: Reduce costs, improve quality, and increase satisfaction from 9 a.m.-noon, PST. This three-hour Webcast features discussion—including interactive Q&A—of the key issues impacting ED management. Hear top executives from Scripps Health, Tomball Regional Hospital, William Beaumont Hospital, and Methodist Healthcare share solutions to: crowding and wait times, streamlining the admission process, ED and hospital integration, staffing plans that reduce costs and increase coverage during peak hours, physician alignment, and quality and patient safety improvement. For more information and to register click here. To attend the program live on the Scripps La Jolla campus, click here.
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NurseLeaders Forum
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Length of Stay: The Management Headache That Will Not Go Away
The current financial crisis notwithstanding, operating margins have continued to shrink and raising capital has become a daunting task. This increasing financial pressure comes at a time when EMR and other technology investments are needed to stay viable as a quality healthcare provider. Unless you have a lot of empty beds, improving patient throughput is key to successfully managing this pressure, say contributors William F. Ott, Jr., and Michael N. Abrams. [Read More]
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Business Rx
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Voice Recording Technology Improves Patient Handoff Process
For years, nurses nationwide have used different methods for handling handoff reports, such as using taped records. This causes problems when nurses get interrupted or need to go back later and add some information. So Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey, IL, has implemented a computer-based voice platform technology that is built into the phone system. Nurses can dial into OptiVox and record their patient reports or listen to the patient reports from any phone in the health system. [Read More]
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Nursing Health Headlines
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Study: Health costs higher where hospital competition is lower
Wall Street Journal Health Blog - February 9, 2010
Insurer plays judge on cancer care
Wall Street Journal - February 9, 2009
A QUEST to Improve Healthcare Cost and Quality
Philip Betbeze, for HealthLeaders Media - February 5, 2010
Healthcare hiring continues
Wall Street Journal Health Blog - February 8, 2010
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Audio Conferences/Webcasts
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March 11, 2010: Nursing-Sensitive Quality Indicators: Engage Nurses in Quality Improvement and Improve Patient Outcomes
February 25, 2010: Simulation Training in Nursing: Promote Clinical Education and Teamwork on Any Budget
February 23, 2010: ED Overhaul: Reduce costs, improve quality, and increase satisfaction
On Demand: Transform Bad Behavior into a Culture of Patient Safety: Tools for a Compliant Code of Nursing Conduct
On Demand: Shared Governance: Effective Strategies to Enhance Your Decision-Making Model
On Demand: Excellence in Leadership: Practical, Proven Solutions for Today's Nurse Leaders
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Sponsored Headlines
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Digital signage internal communications engage nurses and improve quality, Vericom.
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Harnessing effective asset management in an uncertain economy from IBM
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Building a successful validation process and compliance support with IBM Maximo solutions
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Managing healthcare assets and optimizing asset utilization with IBM asset management tools
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Learn how Sisters of Mercy Health achieved its asset management goals in partnership with IBM
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Five Strategies that Prove Healthcare is Still a Growth Industry
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Here is a review of growth opportunities that will increase revenue, decrease costs, or enhance services in the areas of leadership, finance, physicians, technology, health plans, quality, and outcomes. [Read More] |
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The Sports Center
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Famous athletes and big sports programs may be the public face of sports medicine, but at its core are local communities and, increasingly, the unconventional athlete. [Read More] |
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