Editor's Note Despite signs of slowing overall job growth across the US, healthcare job growth was up significantly according to November numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and discussed in a December 18 news story in HealthLeaders. Among 64,000 new jobs cited, 46,300 of these jobs were within the…
Editor's Note HHS is seeking public input on how the federal agency can accelerate adoption and use of AI as part of clinical care in the United States, according to a Request for Information (RFI) released on December 19. Through this RFI, stakeholders are invited to provide feedback on how…
Editor's Note Hospitals that cling to higher hospital outpatient department reimbursements and resist ASC development could be left behind as payers are applying pressure to move these cases to more affordable settings, according to insights highlighted in a December 11 news story in Becker’s ASC review. One expert advised collaboration…
Editor's Note As the flu season continues in the United States, concerns regarding a mutated form of Influenza A(H3N2) known as “subclade k” spreading globally was discussed in a December 18 JAMA perspective article. The authors described the risk with this recent emergence of the A(H3N2) variant, which they noted…
Editor's Note Federal efforts to rein in student loan debt and tuition costs, including a new law and related Department of Education rules risk post-baccalaureate nursing students’ eligibility for federal loans as graduate medical students. In response, many professional practice organizations, including the American Nurses Association (ANA), are rallying support…
While many organizations are rightly looking to AI for improving productivity, they may be overlooking the benefits of AI for more creative pursuits, including generating new ideas when large language models like ChatGPT are used correctly, according to experts from a December 17 news story in Harvard Business Review. The…
Editor's Note This year several major healthcare systems reported changes to their respective leadership structures to improve efficiency, connectivity and patient care, such as creating new roles, eliminating others, and establishing new markets or regions with dedicated leadership teams. And these changes are proving beneficial, according to a December 16…
Editor's Note Hospitals and health systems are making targeted investments in base pay and moving to stabilize their nursing workforce, according to a December 16 BusinessWire press release on findings from a new labor report on registered nurse compensation. Numbers on compensation by nursing role showed that RN leaders and…
Editor's Note ERAS can become the standard of care for orthopedic trauma patients, especially with advances in technology integration, precision medicine approaches, and adaptation to resource-limited settings. This is according to a December 17 narrative review in Cureus that examined the current evidence for ERAS implementation in orthopedic trauma care.…
Editor's Note For any nurse, moral distress and conflict can arise when treatment plans, family wishes, or institutional pressures don't align with patients' expressed preferences. Strategies to plan for professional and ethical judgment across nursing care can provide a solution. This is according to insights from a vice president and…
