Infection Control Archives - Page 2 of 285

Judge halts HHS layoffs | 28 hospitals with 6+ Magnet designations | Zero HAIs in 3 years: 1 hospital's playbook | 3rd state changes PA title | Ill. hospital closes

July 2, 2025 1. Judge halts HHS' 'unlawful' downsizing efforts Full story 2. 28 hospitals with 6+ Magnet designations Full story 3. NYC Health + others weigh in on the OR of the future. Join them, here. 4. Mercyhealth closes Illinois…

Physician pay grows 4.9% | Former CNO awarded $27.5M in retaliation case | Cancer care map redrawn | Calif. system cuts 315 jobs, reduces exec pay | IHI taps CEO

July 1, 2025 1. Physicians see pay, productivity gains: 5 notes Full story 2. Jury orders Dignity Health to pay former CNO $27.5M over retaliation Full story 3. 200+ execs gather to share what's improving surgical workflows. Join them —…

Joint Commission cuts 714 rules | CMS reviews Medicare waste | Advocate nets $6.3M from virtual nursing | Hospital funding at risk over pediatric gender care | 760 hospitals face potential closure

June 30, 2025 1. Joint Commission cuts standards by 50% in sweeping overhaul Full story 2. CMS targets 'wasteful' Medicare services Full story 3. How are Houston Methodist, Intermountain & NYU Langone optimizing ORs? Find out — for free. Apply…

Will debt drive specialty decisions? | Nursing school enrollment rises | UCI to open 1st all-electric hospital | 30 systems raising workers' pay | Warning added to COVID shots

June 27, 2025 1. Chasing paychecks, not purpose: Student loan caps may shape physicians' futures Full story 2. Nursing school enrollment on the rise: 7 notes Full story 3. 200+ execs gather to share what's improving surgical workflows. Join them —…

New ACIP recommends RSV shot | NIH halts grant cancellations | Ochsner lowers sepsis mortality 20% | Hundreds of physicians in 'visa limbo' | Colo. hospital cuts 5% of staff after CEO exit

June 26, 2025 1. HHS' new vaccine panel backs RSV shot for infants Full story 2. NIH halts additional grant terminations Full story 3. Lee Health grew surgical volumes 9% in 1 year. Their leaders unpack how, here. 4. 43rd state…

705 top recommended hospitals | The self-deprescribing trend | 10 specialties most likely to quit | Hospital layoffs spike amid Medicaid uncertainty | Nev. governor vetoes nurse staffing bill

June 25, 2025 1. 705 hospitals patients would highly recommend Full story 2. The patient self-deprescribing movement, explained Full story 3. Help shape Becker's Perioperative Summit — learn how to join (for free) as a reviewer: Apply here. 4. 10…

VUMC to cut 650 jobs | CIDRAP eyes its own vaccine panel | Payers to reduce prior auths | St. Luke's nets $13K per clinician with AI | Mo., Okla. hospitals to close

June 24, 2025 1. VUMC to lay off 650 amid federal spending cuts, Medicaid uncertainty Full story 2. CIDRAP launches vaccine committee to replace ACIP: 4 notes Full story 3. Cut OR costs without compromising care quality. Learn more here. 4.…

How nurses 'dump the junk' | 514 hospitals with lowest CAUTI rates | No care deficiencies at HCA Mission: Report | 'The infinite work day' problem | Physician unions grow: 10 notes

June 23, 2025 1. Nurses using tech to 'dump the junk' Full story 2. 514 hospitals with the lowest CAUTI rates Full story 3. The top 5 barriers preventing hospitals from improving care access — how to break through them, here.…

Med groups urge ACIP overhaul probe | Hospital capacity in '25: 5 trends | NIH grant losses by state | Systems bet on high schoolers: What happened? | 4 notes on GLP-1 costs, access

June 20, 2025 1. Sanders, medical groups urge probe into ACIP overhaul Full story 2. What happened when systems bet on high schoolers Full story 3. Reconciliation, reimagined: Corewell Health's AI-first strategy here. 4. Hospital capacity in 2025: 5 notes…

Hospitals brace for residency disruptions: 5 notes | NIH cuts delay specialized cancer care | 5 Joint Commission moves | MSK taps chief physician | 12-hour student shifts: UMMS' bold fix for nursing shortages

June 19, 2025 1. Hospitals brace for residency disruptions amid visa uncertainty: 5 notes Full story 2. Maryland system shifts course on nurse education Full story 3. Predictive analytics boost care delivery and efficiency. See how here. 4. 2 medical groups…