Mobile Patient Engagement: New Ideas Sometimes Clash With Old Technology
The patient engagement—or patient experience—landscape has changed dramatically over the past few years, in part due to the challenges imposed by the pandemic but also because of the shift to patient-centered healthcare, a philosophy that’s been around for about a decade.
Welcome to the Nurse Executive’s COVID-19 World: Staffing Shortages, Stress, and a Struggle for Support
Nearly 75% of hospital and 64% of health system-based chief nurse executives (CNEs) are “stressed, dissatisfied, or intend to leave their role,” with staffing as the top challenge as CNEs lead their nurses through the interminable COVID-19 pandemic, reveals a unique recent study by HealthLeaders Exchange.
RNs are Leaving Direct Care at Highly Elevated Rates
While staffing shortages aren’t a new concern for healthcare executives, it took the No. 1 spot last year as the top issue that hospital CEOs faced in 2021, according to The American College of Healthcare Executives’ (ACHE) annual survey.
Healthcare Workforce Rescue Package Targets Well-Being During Pandemic
Healthcare worker burnout was significant before the pandemic and it has reached crisis proportions, according to national healthcare worker well-being expert Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN, APRN-CNP, chief wellness officer of The Ohio State University and dean of the university’s College of Nursing. Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, healthcare worker burnout rates ranged from 30% to 50%; now, burnout rates range from 40% to 70%, Melnyk says.
For Children Hospitalized with COVID-19, Factors Identified for Progression to Severe Illness
The recent research article, which was published by JAMA Network Open, features data collected from more than 10,000 individuals under the age of 19 who were hospitalized with COVID-19. Findings of the study were published first in Critical Care Medicine.
No Slow Start for TJC Enforcing Vaccine Requirements
Surveyors with TJC are looking at vaccination rates and will score a hospital if it is not 100% compliant in the states where the newest Conditions of Participation (CoPs) outlining vaccination expectations are already effective.
Quintuple Aim: Health Equity Added to Healthcare Improvement Directive
In 2008, the Triple Aim for healthcare improvement was introduced, featuring improvement of population health, enhancement of the care experience, and reduction of costs. In 2014, the Quadruple Aim for healthcare improvement was created with the addition of workforce well-being as a fourth element to address healthcare worker burnout.
OSHA Urges Action on Spike in Healthcare Injuries, Illnesses
There was a 38.3% increase across private industry cases in days away from work (DAFW) in 2020, the BLS reported in its Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), the bureau’s annual tally of nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses. The BLS also compiles an annual Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI).
Antibiotics Market ‘Fragile and Failing,’ Report Says
There is an ongoing struggle between antibiotic resistant infections—superbugs such as Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus—and the makers of antibiotics. The global death toll is alarming, with more than 1.2 million people dying annually, and estimated mortality expected to reach 10 million people annually by 2050.
Ongoing Pandemic Stretching Health Systems and Hospitals to Their Limits
The coronavirus pandemic is the biggest public health crisis in generations. The pandemic has strained health systems and hospitals on several fronts, including staffing, supply chain, and finances. In 2020 and 2021, health systems and hospitals received financial assistance from the federal government, but that assistance is dwindling.