How to Prepare for Late-Season Flu Surges at Health Systems and Hospitals
On Feb. 6, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that flu activity was “elevated” across the country. The CDC estimates that since the current flu season began in October 2025 there have been at least 22,000,000 illnesses, 280,000 hospitalizations, and 12,000 deaths.
Improve Transfer Services by First Knowing What You Don’t Know
Partnering health system providers simply make one call to initiate a transfer. From there, trained nurses and transfer specialists coordinate every step by assessing hospital capability and capacity, supporting physician to physician conversation, and arranging transportation.
RWJBarnabas Health Maintains Momentum of Emergency Department Efficiency Initiative
Emergency rooms are indispensable patient front doors for health systems and hospitals, and efficiency improves patient and staff experience. RWJBarnabas Health saw a need to improve ED efficiency after the coronavirus pandemic and started by implementing new processes at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center.
The Blind Spot Undermining Hospital Margins
AI technology now gives hospitals the ability to see and capture what’s been missed. Hospitals that act can protect their margins, ease the load on their teams, and bring clarity back to the center of care.
Update: How to Prepare for ICE Agents in Hospitals
In the wake of the killing of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse who worked at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System, it’s time for CNOs to take another look at their hospital policies regarding what to do when Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Patrol agents interact with their staff.
How to Promote Patient Safety in the Outpatient Setting
The primary patient safety risks in the outpatient setting include data overload, medication interactions, and communication breakdowns with patients, according to the assistant CMO of a federally qualified health center in Indiana.
VA Announces Nearly $5B to Improve Healthcare Facilities
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced it will spend $4.8 billion in fiscal year 2026 to modernize, repair, and improve healthcare facilities as part of the Veterans Health Administration’s Non-Recurring Maintenance program.
Focusing on the Misuse of AI Chatbots in Healthcare
While chatbots that rely on large language models like ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini, and Grok produce human-like and confident-sounding responses to the users’ questions, they are not regulated as medical devices and are not validated for healthcare purposes.
Nursing Unions Are a Symptom. Here’s the Problem.
As patient acuity worsens and workplace violence incidents increase, so must the solutions for safe staffing, which in turn is made more difficult by nursing shortages. Issues in healthcare are cyclical, and there is no perfect place to begin.
Taking the Stress Out of Daily Doses: Smarter Medication Management for Seniors
Managing medications can become one of the most challenging parts of aging. Simplifying medication routines supports safety, confidence, and independence while easing the load on caregivers.