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What Nurses Need to Promote Antibiotic Stewardship

Also in this weekly roundup of news: saying goodbye to a nurse who blazed trails in the Armed Forces, and executive moves in the field.
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AHA Op-Ed: Hospitals Working to Improve Maternal Health

Hospitals are working to improve care for all, including maternal health, AHA senior vice president and chief medical officer Jay Bhatt, D.O., writes in an op-ed piece posted by USA TODAY.
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Administration Expands Access to Short-term Health Plans

The departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury today issued a final rule that will allow consumers to buy short-term health plans to provide coverage for up to 36 months.
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AHA, Others Issue Report on Models for Clinical Partnership

The AHA’s Physician Alliance, the American Organization of Nurse Executives, a subsidiary of AHA, and the American Association for Physician Leadership have released “A Model for Clinical Partnering: How Nurse and Physician Executives Use Synergy as Strategy.”
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Joint Commission Announces New Perinatal Care Performance Measure

Effective Jan. 1, The Joint Commission will require accredited hospitals with at least 300 live births per year to report the percentage of infants with unexpected newborn complications among full-term newborns with no pre-existing conditions.
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CMS: Part D Monthly Premium to Decline Slightly in 2019

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday projected that the average basic premium for a Medicare Part D prescription drug plan will decrease by $1.09 in 2019 to $32.50.
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Hospital Staff Evacuate Their Burning Homes and Head to Work; Jamie Dimon on Amazon/Chase/Berkshire Hathaway Startup

Also in this weekly roundup of health care news: Ascension and Centene plan to partner to serve vulnerable seniors, the barriers that physicians face when treating substance use disorder.
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Throwback Thursday: First Person Oral History with Kirk Oglesby, Jr.

Oglesby, best known for his 30 years at the helm of the current AnMed Health in Anderson, SC, served as chairman of the board for three prominent organizations of national scope. Modern Health recognized him with induction into its Hall of Fame.
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AIM Receives HRSA Grant to Expand Maternal Safety Program

The Health Resources and Services Administration yesterday awarded $2 million to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists to reduce preventable maternal deaths and complications from childbirth through the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM).
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WHO Reports New Cluster of Ebola Cases in Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has identified a new cluster of presumed Ebola cases based on preliminary laboratory results, the World Health Organization announced yesterday.