Nurses
Hospitals, health systems and post-acute care providers spend nearly $39 billion a year on administrative activities related to regulatory compliance, according to a study released today by the AHA. The average-sized hospital spends $7.6 million annually to comply with federal regulations, equal to…
The number of advanced practice registered nurse students and graduates increased under the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Graduate Nurse Education demonstration project, according to a new report to Congress by the Department of Health and Human Services. “The GNE demonstration had…
A new AHA toolkit offers guidance and case examples to help hospitals and health systems work with their patients, clinicians and communities to tackle the opioid epidemic.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week issued updated guidance for U.S. health care providers caring for infants born to mothers with possible Zika virus infection during pregnancy. Infection during pregnancy can cause serious damage to the brain of the developing fetus. CDC…
Physicians and nurses may be better at predicting survival than functional outcomes for critically ill patients, according to a study published yesterday by the Journal of the American Medical Association. Physicians and nurses in five intensive care units were asked to predict hospital survival,…
Hospital and nursing leaders today joined the AHA and its American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) subsidiary for a National Hospital Week and National Nurses Week Twitter chat recognizing the more than 5.7 million people that work in America’s hospitals and health systems.
This HPOE and the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) webinar focuses on how two health systems have successfully hardwired the role of front-line nurses in their organizations by participating in the AONE Care Innovation and Transformation (CIT) program. This work has led to…
By Maureen Swick
The AHA supports an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the communities our members serve. During National Minority Health Month, the AHA Workforce Center highlights our hospitals’ commitment to increasing and supporting a diverse workforce.
That commitment to a…
Press Release
Kris Doody, RN to Receive AHA Board of Trustees Award
The American Hospital Association (AHA) today announced that Kris Doody, RN, CEO of Cary Medical Center in Caribou, Maine will be awarded its 2017 Board of Trustees Award. The award is presented to individuals or groups who have…
For example, at Carolinas HealthCare System, a team led by nurses optimized the electronic health record process by reducing documentation, removing duplicate records and organizing the technology in a more user-friendly workflow. As a result, the health system eliminated 18 million clicks for…