Most Travel Nurses Find Satisfaction With Their Jobs
More than three-fourths (76%) of travel nurses surveyed June 21-29, 2023, for Nomad Health’s Job Satisfaction Index report being satisfied with their most recent travel job, compared to only half (51%) who report being satisfied with their last staff position.
Annual Physician Turnover Rate Increased 43% Between 2010 and 2018, Study Finds
The recent journal article, which was published by Annals of Internal Medicine, is based on a new method of gauging physician turnover through Medicare billing records. The analysis compared turnover rates by physician, practice, and patient characteristics.
American College of Physicians Makes 13 Pandemic Preparedness Recommendations
The ACP position paper, which was published in Annals of Internal Medicine, makes 13 recommendations to improve public health emergency preparedness.
Getting Nurses Comfortable With Big Data
Simpson and Vicki Stover Hertzberg, PhD, FASA, a professor and director of Emory’s Center for Data Science, helped create an online, self-paced data science certificate program—to help nurses use Big Data to solve problems in healthcare settings.
Survey: Hospitals Will Boost Technology Spending in 2023-24
The push to stay on top of the digital health landscape is prompting healthcare organizations to increase their technology investment in the coming year. And they’re very interested in automation and remote patient monitoring solutions.
Nurses, Not Policymakers, Should Determine Appropriate Staffing Levels
Though a handful of state legislatures are considering mandating nurse-to-patient staffing ratios, government mandates are not the answer to nurse staffing, the American Organization of Nursing Leadership (AONL) has declared.
Misdiagnosis Tied to Serious Harm of 795K Americans Annually, Study Finds
The new research article, which was published by BMJ Quality & Safety, extrapolates total false negative diagnoses that result in death or permanent disability from “The Big Three” disease categories for misdiagnosis with serious harm: vascular events, infections, and cancers.
2 in 5 Americans Report ‘Unreasonable’ Waits for Healthcare, AANP Says
More than 40% of respondents have experienced “unreasonable wait times” wait times for healthcare, with more than 25% of those patients waiting more than two months for healthcare, according to a new survey released by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 83 – The Impact of Cyber Risks on Patient Safety
On episode 83 of PSQH: The Podcast, Anthony Martinez, cybersecurity and privacy expert at Clearwater, talks about the patient safety implications of cyber risks.
Florida Healthcare Facility Cited for Nearly 200 Workplace Violence Incidents in 2022
According to the federal probe, workers at the UHS of Delaware Inc.-Wekiva Springs Center LLC (operating as Wekiva Springs Hospital) were assaulted, confined by patients, and suffered broken bones, concussions, and wounds from being scratched, bitten, punched, and kicked.