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Health system closes health equity gap in blood pressure management

The University of Chicago Medical Center eliminated a health equity gap in blood pressure management between Black and non-Black patients through remote patient monitoring and pharmacy-assisted blood pressure management.

Study: Hiring DNP-prepared NPs results in perceived ROI

Hiring DNP-prepared nurse practitioners should bring a return on investment value for organizations, according to a study published in the October issue of the Journal of Nursing Administration.

Clinical nurse specialist-led QI project reduces infections

A clinical nurse specialist-led quality improvement project at Oklahoma Children’s Hospital in Oklahoma City significantly reduced central line-associated bloodstream infections in a neonatal intensive care unit.

Senate report scrutinizes Medicare Advantage prior authorization denials for post-acute care services 

A report released Oct. 17 by the Senate Homeland Security Committee’s investigative subcommittee scrutinizes some of the nation's largest Medicare Advantage insurers for their use of prior authorization and high rates of denials for certain types of care.

More infection prevention staffers linked to fewer infections

Hospitals with more infection prevention staffers were strongly associated with fewer health care-associated infections, a study in the American Journal of Infection Control found.

Da Vinci robot transforms heart surgery in California

Coronary artery bypass surgery is a major ordeal — open-heart surgery lasting three to six hours, a stay in the hospital that could last up to a week, then six to 12 weeks of recovery. For one patient at Doctors Medical Center (DMC) in Modesto, Calif., coronary artery bypass was much simpler thanks to John deGraft-Johnson, M.D., and the da Vinci robot.

Doc Talk: Kaiser Permanente’s Prescription for Less Paperwork

AI clinical documentation tools — tools that use artificial intelligence to securely summarize medical information from spoken conversations — are becoming widely recognized as resources that ease clinicians’ workloads so they can spend more time with patients.

Lawmakers call for extending telemedicine prescribing

Eleven bipartisan senators urged President Biden to extend flexibilities on telemedicine services enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic.

AHA issue brief examines community violence intervention

AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence initiative Oct. 17 released its final issue brief in a series examining the four pillars of Building a Safe Workplace and Community framework.
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CDC Provides Updates on New Hospital Respiratory Data Condition of Participation

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in an Oct. 16 webinar, provided updates on the new hospital respiratory data condition of participation (CoP).