Infection Prevention That Pays Off: Making the Case for Universal Nasal Decolonization
Karen Hoffmann RN, MS, BSN, CIC, FAPIC, FSHEA Connie Steed MSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC Infection prevention and control programs are essential to patient safety, but too often they’re viewed as cost centers rather than strategic assets. How can healthcare systems reposition IP programs as value-generating initiatives? In this Q&A, industry veterans and former APIC presidents … Continued
Follow-Up Imaging Is Challenging. Here’s How to Improve It.
Follow-up imaging can require complicated processes to set up studies and make sure they are completed, with multiple clinicians often involved in a patient’s care. Establishing standardized processes is crucial, and artificial intelligence has the potential to improve radiology workflows.
How Ambient Listening Is Revolutionizing Bedside Nursing at Tampa General Hospital
Ambient listening technology in its simplest form records and transcribes conversations between a patient and a clinician during appointments. More complex algorithms that incorporate AI are able to pinpoint key phrases or terminology that can be added to the clinical note.
Declining Nurse Engagement? Here’s What to Do About It.
If CNOs want to continue to attract and retain nurses in the profession, they need to get back in touch with the workforce and address the underlying causes of what makes nurses feel disengaged.
CMO Strategies for Improving Physician Engagement and Clinical Efficiency
Physician engagement is essential to drive positive clinical outcomes for patients as well as to achieve physician satisfaction. Clinical efficiency is crucial for healthcare organizations to establish an effective workplace environment and to control costs.
Hospital CEO Turnover Is Up Halfway Through 2025
Through the first half of 2025, hospitals recorded 68 CEO exits, marking a 3% increase from the 66 announced in the same period last year, according to a report by Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
Survey: Gender, Specialty Spur Widening Physician Pay Gaps
The 2025 Physician Compensation Report from physician networking platform Doximity shows that average compensation in 2024 rose 5.7% for men and 1.7% for women, while the overall gender pay gap returned to 26%, up from 23% in 2023 and matching the gap reported in 2022.
Children’s Nebraska Raises the Horizon on Healthcare Innovation
Concepts that have been used in the gaming industry for decades are now helping pediatric surgeons understand exactly what they’re going to do before they even pick up the scalpel.
Can New DEA Leadership Resolve the Telemedicine Prescription Debate?
While no action has been taken on the proposed rule, telehealth advocates are pinning their hopes on Cole and hoping that new DEA leadership can jump-start the move toward a registration process that would appeal to both the government and providers.
Holy Cross Health Created a Rare Dual CMO and COO Role. Here’s Why.
One of the advantages of forming the dual CMO and COO role will be facilitating connections between clinical leaders and operational leaders, according to Lopez.