Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

As the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a massive uptick in telehealth use around the country, hard-hit nursing homes also turned to the tool to try and keep patients safe. The aim, they said, was to examine the consequences of the rapid telehealth rollout in nursing homes. Saved organizational resources. Improved access to care.

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Healthcare Dive

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Hospitals and nursing unions clash on what’s driving sluggish application rates for open registered nurse positions at hospitals — a lack of qualified candidates or a lack of interest.

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

“I could immediately see the power of having technology that would support the delivery of not only nursing but overall patient care,” Percival explains. Percival is a great believer that nursing staff should be involved throughout the entire lifecycle of the technology, from inception through to optimisation.

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Healthcare Dive

AUGUST 15, 2024

Shiv Rao, CEO and co-founder of AI notetaking company Abridge, discusses the company’s product geared toward nurses and what’s next for the documentation market.

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Healthcare Dive

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Only 40% of nursing homes nationwide complied with reporting requirements between 2016 and 2021, despite nursing homes being among the most dangerous workplaces in America, according to the Health Affairs study.

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Healthcare Dive

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The final rule comes in response to growing concerns about the role of private equity firm ownership in nursing homes.

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Healthcare Dive

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

An election to decertify the Massachusetts Nurses Association from representing nurses at the hospital could threaten gains achieved in a new contract agreement following a 10-month strike last year.

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Healthcare Dive

MARCH 16, 2022

Nurses cited burnout and high-stress work environments as the No. 1 reason for leaving their jobs, followed by pay and benefits, according to a survey from staffing firm Incredible Health.

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Healthcare Dive

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Staffing shortages were the top reason nurses cited for planning to leave their jobs, followed by the need for better work-life balance, according to staffing agency ConnectRN.

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Healthcare Dive

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Roughly a third of nurses surveyed by McKinsey said they're considering quitting their jobs. That's up from 22% in a poll conducted last February.

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Healthcare Dive

MAY 6, 2024

The results suggest job dissatisfaction is still high among nurses, and turnover is likely to remain elevated.

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 12, 2023

A new study, led by health policy researchers from Rand Corporation, and funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, surveyed pediatric nurses at an urban children's hospital to assess the factors that may or may not be contributing to feelings of burnout. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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Healthcare Dive

MAY 6, 2024

Building a sustainable nursing workforce requires more than just filling vacancies. How can we prepare and support new nurse graduates to develop a competent and resilient nursing workforce?

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Nurses 278

Healthcare Dive

APRIL 5, 2022

National Nurses United argued before a federal appeals court on Monday that an existing temporary emergency standard isn't enough to protect healthcare workers from the ongoing threat of COVID-19.

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 22, 2024

The role of nurse informaticists has expanded to include deciding which technologies can best support evolving care delivery models, says MaryAnn Connor, senior director of nursing informatics, at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

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Healthcare Dive

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The company also said it planned to purchase four more nursing facilities in the Northeast next month for $57 million.

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Nursing Homes Nurses 279

Healthcare Dive

JUNE 23, 2022

“Nurses cannot provide the health care that they know they're capable of because of their working conditions,” said Robert Bruno, one of the report’s authors and a professor at the University of Illinois.

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Nurses 317

Healthcare Dive

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Legislators in some states are even looking to cap the rate hospitals can pay agencies for temporary nurses as worker shortages persist across the U.S.

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Healthcare Dive

JUNE 28, 2023

At least 18 states have introduced or advanced safe staffing bills this year in an effort to reduce nurse burnout and improve the quality of patient care, but hospital groups are resisting.

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Healthcare Dive

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The state is the latest to propose “safe staffing” legislation in a push to address nurse recruitment and retention.

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Nurses 289

Healthcare Dive

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In over half of states, less than a quarter of nursing facilities would meet staffing requirements under a proposed federal rule, according to a new KFF analysis.

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Nursing Homes Nurses 325

Healthcare Dive

JANUARY 6, 2023

Thousands of nurses across eight hospitals initially intended to begin an open-ended strike on Monday. Three hospitals have averted strikes after reaching tentative agreements.

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Nurses Hospitals 317

Healthcare Dive

MARCH 13, 2023

Andrea Mazzoccoli shares workforce trends she’s keeping an eye on and advice for future nursing leaders as she exits her role.

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Nurses 256

Healthcare Dive

JUNE 17, 2022

The nurses are demanding measures they say will improve staffing conditions in new contracts, like the addition of more ancillary staff to ensure nurses are able to take adequate rest and meal breaks.

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Nurses 279

Healthcare Dive

JULY 29, 2024

Lawmakers must uphold minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes to ensure quality care for the elderly, argues one legal expert.

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Healthcare Dive

APRIL 27, 2022

In the latest open-ended strike, nurse demands for new contracts focus heavily on recruitment and retention of staff amid nationwide labor shortages.

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Nurses 306

Healthcare Dive

JANUARY 24, 2023

Lawmakers in three states are considering legislation around healthcare worker staffing and nurse-to-patient ratios after the pandemic caused the industry to suffer major workforce challenges.

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Healthcare Dive

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

More than 1,700 nurses have been on strike in New Jersey since the beginning of August. The hospital and union are expected to return to the bargaining table on Thursday.

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Healthcare Dive

MARCH 31, 2022

"This is a bigger workforce shortage than we have ever dealt with," said Gay Landstrom, senior vice president and chief nursing officer of Trinity Health, a nonprofit system with 88 hospitals nationwide.

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Healthcare Dive

JANUARY 4, 2023

About 16,000 nurses originally planned to strike next Monday, though 4,000 nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital reached a tentative agreement one day after delivering notice of their plans to walk off the job.

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Healthcare Dive

AUGUST 10, 2023

The investment aims to reduce “bottlenecks in nurse training” that stakeholders say hamper recruitment efforts.

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Nurses 246

Healthcare Dive

DECEMBER 4, 2023

More than 1,700 nurses in New Jersey have been on the picket line since August. On Friday, the union and hospital system announced a tentative deal.

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Healthcare It News

JULY 6, 2023

"Koda Health has a user-friendly tool that our nursing team could use, and patients could use in the comfort of their homes with the time needed to make thoughtful decisions with their families." "With limited staffing, we also wanted to use a tool that would be both efficient and effective," she continued.

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Healthcare Dive

AUGUST 14, 2023

For the third year in a row, demand for nurses surpassed what’s been seen in other specialties, according to a report from staffing firm AMN Healthcare.

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Nurses 246

Healthcare Dive

APRIL 4, 2023

Two hospital groups are arguing that federal staffing mandates are a “one-size-fits-all” approach to the labor crisis and that issuing mandates could reduce capacity by forcing nursing homes to shut their doors.

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Nursing Homes Nurses Hospitals 245

Healthcare Dive

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The lawsuit, filed on behalf of four current and former Illinois nurses, alleges that Ascension failed to properly pay employees and that the health system engaged in “improper” cost-cutting practices.

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Nurses 246

Healthcare Dive

MAY 1, 2023

About half of nurses polled by AMN Healthcare said they were likely to encourage others to take up the profession in 2023, down from 64% in 2021.

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