TJC Seeks Comment on Proposed Changes to Antimicrobial Stewardship Standard
Among other things, the changes include requiring a hospital to have a stewardship program as an organizational priority, that it allocates staffing, financial and technology resources to support the program, and that quality data is reported to hospital leadership.
How Nurse Practitioners Are Changing American Healthcare
April Kapu, an associate dean for Vanderbilt’s School of Nursing, leads more than 119,000 members of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. She assumed the presidency July 1 and will serve a two-year term. Kapu talked with HealthLeaders about how NPs are changing healthcare, the likelihood of all states granting full practice authority to NPs, and what AANP members can expect from her for the next two years.
Hospital at Home Program Rises to Coronavirus Pandemic Challenge
The new research article, which was published by the Journal of General Internal Medicine, highlights the performance of the Brigham Health Home Hospital at Brigham and Women’s Hospital program during the early phase of the pandemic. The study covers the period from March 15, 2020, to June 18, 2020, when the Boston area experienced its first COVID-19 patient surge.
Americans Believe Nurses are Underpaid, New Study Says
Most Americans believe nurses and healthcare aides are underpaid, according to a new study about the public’s attitude toward healthcare and its workers.
National Survey Gives Telehealth Good Reviews
The new national survey of 1776 people, conducted by telephone in June and July by the Bipartisan Policy Center and Social Sciences Research Solutions, also found that 80% of respondents had a primary care health issue resolved using telehealth.
After 3 Months of Declines, Telehealth Use Stabilizes
Telehealth as a percentage of all medical claims rose 2% nationally from April to May after dropping for the three previous months, according to nonprofit FAIR Health’s Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker.
CMS Issues Maternal Morbidity and COVID-19 Worker Vaccination Reporting Requirements
The rule is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register August 13, with most elements will be effective October 1. CMS also published a 14-page fact sheet summary. In a press release highlighting the rule’s efforts to improve health equity and hospital readiness related to COVID-19 and future emergencies, CMS says it is trying to reduce disparities in maternal morbidity.
New Survey Report Details Coronavirus Pandemic’s Negative Impact on Physicians
There has been a significant increase in physician burnout during the pandemic, with 61% of physicians reporting having feelings of burnout often, which is a 20% increase compared to the physician burnout level that The Physicians Foundation reported in 2018.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 34 – Using Technology to Build a Patient Safety Infrastructure
On episode 34 of PSQH: The Podcast, Dr. Eric Eskioglu of Novant Health, talks about using technology to build a patient safety infrastructure.
Delaware Law Grants Nurse Practitioners Full Practice Authority
Delaware joins 23 other states, the District of Columbia, and two U.S. territories in adopting full practice authority legislation, which streamlines healthcare delivery by granting patients full and direct access to the comprehensive services NPs are educated and clinically prepared to provide.