nurse staffing
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Nursing Homes Reject CMS’ Proposed Staffing Level Requirements
CMS released a proposed rule to establish staffing standards among the nation’s nursing homes. Reactions have been mixed — but mainly negative. Long-term care facilities say that they can neither find nor afford more workers. On the other hand, some lawmakers argue the proposed rule doesn’t do enough to protect care quality for patients. As for labor unions, they seem generally happy with the rule.
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Nurses’ Mental Health Is Improving, But It’s Still Far From Where It Needs to Be
A recent survey on nurses’ mental health offers some reasons for cautious optimism. The survey showed that nurses’ mental health has continued to improve since its bleakest days during the peak of the pandemic. However, most nurses said they remain unhappy with their employer’s efforts to prioritize their mental wellbeing.
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Payer’s Place: Dawn Maroney
Dawn Maroney, President, Markets of Alignment Health and CEO of Alignment Health Plan, to discuss how they are using technology to provide better service and care to consumers.
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Why Healthcare Worker Misclassification Is an Urgent Issue With Serious Risks
As the healthcare industry continues to intersect with the gig economy, we are seeing the emergence of more regulations to address the gray areas that exist. While independent contractor classification has been common in the gig economy to provide organizations with a level of flexibility, it does not appropriately apply to healthcare workers, especially nursing professionals.
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To Get Better Staffing Levels, Hospitals Must Prioritize Nurses’ Hiring Demands
Many health systems aren’t employing the right tactics for hiring and retaining nurses, according to a new report. It argued that hospitals would have an easier time hiring and retaining nurses if they focused more on the things workers want most from their employers — such as flexible scheduling and professional development opportunities.
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Travel Nurses: Risk Management Insights
Travel nurses provide critical relief during staffing shortages and use of these professionals has increased in recent years. With this increase comes new and emerging risks. A review of closed malpractice claims data at Coverys reveals the top areas of vulnerability for travel nurses differs from other healthcare providers.
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Report: Nurse Understaffing Is Becoming More Deadly for Patients
More than 90% of nurses in Michigan believe that understaffing is negatively affecting the quality of care they’re able to provide, according to a new report. The percentage of respondents who know of a patient death being caused by nurses being assigned too many patients nearly doubled in the past seven years — from 22% in 2016 to 42% in 2023.
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Sometimes Striking Is the Only Way Nurses Can Protect Patient Safety, Expert Says
There’s been a recent wave of nurse strikes, but Theresa Brown — a nurse and New York Times bestselling author — said she’s never met a nurse who happily embraces striking. Nurses only strike when it’s the only option left to protect patients and deliver quality care, she declared.
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‘It’s Not a Lack of Ability — It’s an Absolute Lack of Will’: Why HCA Workers Are Demanding Better Staffing
Workers at the largest for-profit health system in the country, HCA Healthcare, have planned a rally for Thursday. The goal of the rally is to show HCA that its workers know how profitable the company is and that they won’t be able to tolerate poor staffing levels for much longer.
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Nursing & Patient Safety – Using Malpractice Claims to Identify Risk Trends
Nurses face challenges that put themselves and their patients at risk. Using closed claim data, Coverys identified nursing risk trends. A full report, including recommendations, will be released this year.
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Applying Remote Patient Monitoring to Surgery Prep and Recovery, Oncology and Women’s Health
Join us to learn about the latest trends in remote monitoring and how to extend its benefits beyond chronic conditions to more patients – all while using fewer staff resources.
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Nomad Health raises $105M to support push into new staffing markets
The company is making its online staffing platform available to people seeking jobs as physical therapists, surgical techs and other allied health professions.
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New unicorn IntelyCare uses $115M raise to expand its data-driven nurse staffing solution
The infusion of cash brings IntelyCare’s valuation to $1.1 billion, according to the company. Investment firm and asset manager Janus Henderson Investors led the Series C financing round.
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Hospitals, MedCity Influencers
Shifting the healthcare labor paradigm with efficient, on-demand models
By creating a pool of ready skilled labor willing to work as needed instead of only full-time, healthcare systems can take advantage of professionals who want to work to tackle fluctuating needs.
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Hospitals, MedCity Influencers
How to avoid the fallout after a change in nurse leadership
when there is not a clear succession plan, interim leadership is likely the best and least expensive option overall to maintaining and improving a nursing unit until a permanent leader can be sought and transitioned into the role.
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Nurse-staffing platform Incredible Health raises $15M
Incredible Health, based in San Francisco, has worked with customers like Stanford Healthcare, UCSF Medical Center, Cedars Sinai Medical Center and many others to fill their nursing staffing needs.
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Payer’s Place: Dr. Anil Singh
Dr. Anil Singh shares his insights into the strategies employed by the organization to identify the most effective digital solutions for their members.
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Discover the Next-Gen Platform for Integrated Collaborative Care
Beyond EHRs and digital front doors, reducing the gaps in patient care journeys.
