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AHA opposes MedPAC recommendations to Congress on site-neutral, Part B drug, wage index policies

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission today voted to recommend Congress adopt additional site-neutral payment policies for certain outpatient services; reduce add-on payments and adopt other policies to address high Medicare Part B drug costs; and repeal the existing Medicare wage index system and phase in a new system that attempts to address current flaws.

Study projects nursing shortage crisis will continue without concerted action

About 100,000 registered nurses left the workforce during the past two years due to stress, burnout and retirements, and another 610,388 reported an intent to leave by 2027, according to a study released by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. 

Hospital leaders to receive AHA Board of Trustees Awards

Marna P. Borgstrom, who retired last March as CEO of Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health, and Andy Carter, who will retire in June as president and CEO of The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania, will receive 2023 AHA Board of Trustees Awards April 24 at the AHA Annual Membership Meeting in Washington, D.C., for their contributions to AHA and the field. 

Nurse mentors wanted to cultivate diverse workforce

The AARP Center for Health Equity through Nursing seeks nurses ─ working or retired ─ to mentor nursing students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-serving institutions and American Indian/Alaska Native schools.
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H-ISAC TLP Green Ransomware Data Leak Sites Report - April 13. 2023

A daily ransomware tracker as TLP:GREEN for purposes of increasing ransomware threat awareness.

CMS proposes policies to promote health equity in hospitals

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this week proposed several policies to promote health equity in hospitals.

Article explores systems-based domains for professional identity

Nurse leaders should employ the new professional identity in nursing domains to reframe nursing challenges and the expectations of front-line nurses, from accomplishing tasks to using systems thinking to solve problems, according to an article in the April Nurse Leader.

FDA recalls CPAP, BiPAP machines

The Food and Drug Administration issued last week its most serious type of recall for certain Philips Respironics DreamStation continuous positive airway pressure and bilevel positive airway pressure machines because they may deliver inaccurate or insufficient therapy.

Study discusses ways to reduce missed nursing care

Improving the safety climate on labor and delivery units through better teamwork and communication could decrease missed nursing care and improve nursing care quality, according to study authors.

Webinar launches HHS’ patient safety alliance

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality will hold on April 25 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. ET the first in a series of webinars about the National Action Alliance to Advance Patient Safety.