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Electrical Workplace Safety Training for Health Care Facilities, developed by EATON

An overview of safety considerations for contractors and electricians working in health care facilities.

AHA podcast: Workforce Safety Means Patient Safety

“Safety Speaks” is a new Advancing Health series where hospital and health system leaders share successes from their organizations’ patient safety efforts.

IHF CEO discusses tools hospitals and boards can use to improve sustainability efforts in Q&A

Ronald Lavater, CEO of the International Hospital Federation, describes tools hospitals, health systems and their boards can use to improve their sustainability efforts in a Q&A with Sue Ellen Wagner, AHA vice president of trustee engagement and strategy, in the latest issue of AHA's Trustee Insights newsletter.

AMA survey shows physicians, patients heavily burdened by prior authorization

A majority of physicians say the prior authorization process continues to have a negative impact on patient outcomes and employee productivity, according to a survey by the American Medical Association.

Pilot study protocol may reduce infection risk

A pilot study involving a novel post-catheter removal bladder management protocol at a hospital resulted in decreased catheter utilization and catheter days.

Study: More postpartum blood pressure monitoring programs needed

Postpartum blood pressure monitoring programs are crucial to improve maternal health for people with a new-onset hypertensive disorder during pregnancy, a study found.

Chronic high blood pressure rates rise during pregnancy, study finds

The number of U.S. individuals with chronic high blood pressure during pregnancy doubled between 2008 and 2021, according to a study published this week in Hypertension.

Hospital embraces flexible staffing, autonomous scheduling

Bon Secours Hampton Roads (Va.) relies on flexible staffing with autonomous scheduling and float shifts to retain nurses and decrease reliance on agency nurses.

Congress seeks to overturn Biden’s staff ratio rule

A bipartisan trio of senators joined their House Republican colleagues in introducing a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn the Biden Administration’s staff ratio rule for nursing homes.

Mercy CNE Reassures RNs About AI Use

Mercy CNE and AONL member Betty Jo Rocchio, DNP, RN, reassures front-line nurses that artificial intelligence will improve patient outcomes by retrieving information out of electronic health records to the front lines.