At Sanford Health, Virtual Nursing is an Audio-Visual Experience
Virtual nursing programs have seen early success in helping floor nurses reduce time spent in the EHR and doing other administrative tasks. But at Sanford Health, nursing leadership wanted a more interactive platform.
The Exec: Secrets of Success in Clinical Care Leadership
Critical care leaders need to strike a subtle balance between subject matter expertise and high levels of self-regulation and emotional intelligence, with the willingness to step forward to lead a team when needed, according to Douglas.
From Idea to Adoption: The Fast Track for Healthcare Innovators
Whether you’re a startup with momentum or an established company facing resource constraints, these 10 actions are essential for accelerating adoption and delivering measurable impact. Your chances of success are diminished if any key action is missing or weak.
Fostering Engagement Is Vital to Improving Workforce Retention
Lack of trust and low engagement are causing more and more healthcare workers to leave their organizations, according to a report from Press Ganey, putting the onus on hospital CEOs to commit to building social capital to ensure a sustainable workforce for the future.
CMO Strategies for Using Clinical Care Technology
It is essential to have an operational staffing model to support remote patient monitoring. Health systems and hospitals need to have internal staff to manage RPM programs and act on RPM data, the panelists said, adding that a strategic partner can supplement internal staff.
Healthcare Diversified: Hospitals Are Outsourcing Minor Surgeries
As hospitals struggle with workforce shortages and look to reduce costs and their patient census, leadership is looking for alternatives to expensive and resource-intense hospital care, with the idea of saving the hospital for those who need acute care services and will spend several days there.
ABQAURP News April 2025
Here’s the April 2025 edition of ABQAURP News.
New NCSBN Data Indicates Why Nurses Are Leaving the Workforce
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing recently published the latest 2024 National Nursing Workforce Study which surveyed 800,000 nurses about the state of the nursing workforce. According to the study, 40% of participants indicated their intention to leave the workforce in the next five years. The study also reported that 138,000 nurses have left the workforce since 2022.
Virtual Nursing’s Future? One Platform, Many Uses
Houston Methodist, which launched its virtual nursing program in 2022, is now using the platform to facilitate more than 500 admits and discharges a day across eight acute care campuses, says Steve Klahn, the health system’s clinical director for virtual medicine. And at its newest location, Houston Methodist Cypress, that experience is much more immersive.
Latest Leapfrog Safety Grades Highlight Top Performing Hospitals
Hospitals are improving their performance in terms of preventing patient harm, according to the Spring 2025 Hospital Safety Grade released last week by The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit focused on patient safety.