Healthcare Features

2010 Features

August 2010

• Linking Patient Satisfaction with Healthier Facility Margins
  
• The Joint Commission Recertifies AMN Healthcare with Health Care Staffing ‘Gold Seal of Approval’
  
• The Future of 21st Century Medicine: It’s All in the Data
  

July 2010

• The Drop in State Medicaid Funding for Graduate Medical Education
  
• Who’s the Boss? Trends in Hospital Employment vs. Private Practice
  

June 2010

• How a Temporary Doctor Can Make a Permanent Impact
  

May 2010

• Majority of Hospital Executives Believe Reform Will Hurt Their Financial Health and Patient Care
  
• Do Not Disturb: Cutting Down on Interruptions for Doctors and Nurses
  
• Top Factors in Nurse Retention
  
• Physicians Shifting to the Employment Model
  

April 2010

• Fewer Physician Hours + More Patients = Challenges in Primary Care
  

March 2010

• Not Enough Nurses, Not Enough Time: The Crux of Nurse-to-Patient Ratios
  
• Mobile Medicine: Doctors and Nurses Up the Apps
  
• Keeping Nurses Safe from Workplace Violence
  
• Physicians Donate Their Skills to Help Haitians in Need
  

February 2010

• While Reform Waits, Providers Can Find ‘Quick Wins’ for Improving Efficiency
  

January 2010

• The Quality Staff You Don’t See
  

2009 Features

December 2009

• The Current State of Health Information Technology
  

November 2009

• 10 Ways to Prepare Your Facility for Flu Season
  

October 2009

• U.S. Physicians Lag Behind in IT Implementation
  

September 2009

• What’s Next for Hospitals? Creating a New Game Plan for the Economic Recovery
  
• Structuring Compensation Models to Improve Physician Recruiting
  

August 2009

• The Money Issue: How to Make Your Billing More Patient-Friendly, Effective
  
• Federal Funding Aims to Spur Greater EHR Implementation
  
• Healthcare Trends: Changing Roles in the Hospital’s C-suite
  

July 2009

• Retail Medical Clinics are a Growing Health Care Phenomenon
  
• The Nursing Workforce: Key Organizations Reveal Strategies for Building a Strong Future
  
• Documentation System Improves ED Communication, Efficiency
  

June 2009

• Healthy Design: How Facilities Can Contribute to Patient Outcomes
  
• Senate Committee Hears Testimony on Physician Shortages
  

May 2009

• Nurses: Still Looking for Job Satisfaction
  

April 2009

• Online Records Help Patients and Clinicians Coordinate Care
  
• Going Green Helps Hospitals Save Money and Resources
  
• Social Networking Has Hospitals All a ‘Twitter’
  

March 2009

• Nurses Hesitate to Report Errors
  
• More Hospitals Now Offer Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  

February 2009

• New Web Site Provides Information and Resources on Nation’s Healthcare Workforce
  
• Less Can Be More in Patient Care
  

January 2009

• Single-patient Rooms Increase Safety, Capacity
  
• Surgical Fires More Common than Previously Estimated
  

2008 Features

December 2008

• Hospitals Receive Beacon Award for Critical Care
  
• Hospitals Explore Ways to Reduce Nurses’ Stress
  

November 2008

• What Makes Nurses Happy?
  
• New Heparin May Improve Patient Safety
  

October 2008

• Oncology Nursing Advances along with Cancer Treatments
  
• Genetics: The New Nursing Frontier
  

September 2008

• Back to the Bedside with Relationship-based Care
  
• Hospitals Start Routine Rapid HIV Testing in ED
  

August 2008

• Aging Nurse Project Promotes Retention
  
• Team Triage Speeds Up ED Throughput
  

July 2008

• Survey Finds Few Aware of Allied Worker Shortage
  
• Health Coaches Lower Readmission Rates
  
• 97-year-old Texas Nurse Continues to Give Back to Community
  

June 2008

• New Program Trains Mexican Nurses for U.S. Hospitals
  

May 2008

• Hospitals Take Softer Approach to Patient Care
  
• RN-to-Patient Hospital Staffing Ratios Update
  

April 2008

• States Consider Expanding Role of Advanced Practice Nurses
  
• Hospitals Turn Green with Bottom Line Envy
  

March 2008

• Hospitals Borrowing Efficiency-Improvement Techniques from Industry
  
• Receiving Healthcare is a Matter of Luck in Oregon
  

February 2008

• Board Game Teaches Cooperation to Hospital Staff
  
• Teen Pre-Med Club Founder Awarded Scholarship
  
• Spotlight on Risk Managers
  

January 2008

• Follow-up Sought for Health and Human Services Report on Physician-owned Hospitals
  
• Existing Interventions for Two CMS Hospital-Acquired Conditions
  
• California Hospital Prices Vary Widely
  
• Internet Sites Put Doctors on the Defensive
  
• Stored Blood Poses Problems for Patients
  
• New Technology Makes Important Strides in Pandemic Research and Prevention
  

2007 Features

December 2007

• A Healthy Bottom Line: Linking Nurses, Patient Satisfaction and Profitability
  
• Better Nurse Staffing Improves Pediatric Outcomes
  
• Students and Professionals Looking to Alternative Careers in Healthcare
  
• AMN’s Travelers and Team Members: Running for a Cure
  
• Medical Insurance Companies Score Low with Texas Doctors
  
• New Program Eases Transition During Computer Conversions
  
• Low Wages Contribute to Nursing Faculty Shortage
  
• U.S. Health System Lags Other Nations in Safety and Access
  
• California Makes Progress in Addressing Nursing Shortage
  

November 2007

• Nurse Leaders in Pennsylvania Learn Keys to Success
  
• Diabetes Educator Leads National Organization in Fight to Conquer the Disease
  
• Preparing Expectant Parents for Perinatal Death
  
• Nurse Heads Effort to Change Healthcare
  
• Workers Value Health Insurance as Numbers of Uninsured Rise
  
• Evacuated AMN Travel Nurses Aid San Diegans during Wildfires
  

October 2007

• Improving Mothers’ L&D Experience
  
• San Diego Wildfire Smoke Compromises Air Quality
  
• Americans—and Health Care—Prepared for Disaster
  
• A Nurse’s Role in a Time of Tragedy
  
• Cancer Navigators Help Patients Receive Timely Care
  
• No Override for SCHIP
  
• Hospital Comparison Web sites Valuable but Need Uniformity
  
• Nurse and Patient Hygiene Measures Could Save Money and Lives
  
• Women Hold Several Misperceptions about Breast Cancer
  

September 2007

• ANA Urges Support of SCHIP
  
• Teresa Russell Earns a Prestigious Certification in Wound and Ostomy Care
  
• Vickie Milazzo Inspires Nurses to Reach for Their Goals
  
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People with Diabetes
  
• Nurse Care Management Improves Depression Outcomes
  
• Nurses Finally Embracing IT
  

August 2007

• Nurse Heads Effort to Change Health Care
  
• Experienced RN Takes the Reins as USPHS Chief Nurse
  
• Hospitals Cracking Down on HIPAA Violators
  
• Hospice Patients Live Longer
  
• AONE Starts Nurse Manager Fellowship Program
  
• Tennessee Commissioner of Health, Susan Cooper, RN, is a Trailblazer
  
• The AJN’s Editorial Head Extols the Importance of Nurses
  
• NLN’s New Leader Aims to Raise Organization’s Voice
  
• Nurse Privacy Officers Protect Patient Confidentiality
  

July 2007

• Forgiveness: Another Tool for Healing
  
• Campaign Aims to Decrease Premature Births
  
• End-of-Life Wishes Not Expressed; How Nurses Can Help
  

June 2007

• EMR Supports Changing Culture at Banner Estrella
  
• Nurses Love Working in Single-Room NICUs
  
• Nurse Artfully Applies a Special Kind of Care
  
• Hospitals Not Equally Preparing for Bioterrorism
  
• Nightingale Metrics Improve Care and Satisfaction
  
• More Than Science to This Specialty
  

May 2007

• Improving Third-World Health through Education
  
• Nurses No Longer Working in the Dark, Thanks to Night Shift Committee
  
• Joint-degree Program Offers More Growth to Nurses
  
• SCIP: Improving Surgical Outcomes
  
• The Growing Need for More and Better Trained Medical Interpreters
  
• Nursing Intervention Shortens NICU Length of Stay
  
• Fast-tracking to a Ph.D.
  
• Two Nurse Legislators Introduce State Staffing Bills
  

April 2007

• Taking Simple Measures to Improve Outcomes
  
• Half of ED Patients Admit PCP Could Have Handled Case
  
• Many Nurses Not Comfortable with Evidence-based Process
  
• National Nurses' Group Advises on Issues
  
• CNA Forms National Disaster Response Network
  
• Telemedicine Aids Arizona Trauma Victims
  

March 2007

• Statewide, Real-time Resource Management Aids During Emergencies
  
• NP-Physician Care-management Teams save Money
  
• Program Provides Help to Night-shift Nurses
  
• Retraining Inactive Nurses Could Impact Shortage
  
• Service and Commitment to a Remote Island Community Wins Doctor a Prestigious Award
  
• Ascension Facilities QI Program Produces Striking Results
  
• Health Coaching Another Option for Nurses
  

February 2007

• AMN Employee Celebrates 20th Anniversary
  
• Hospital Highlights for the Week of Feb 26, 2007
  
• Health Coaches Improve Care
  
• Marketplace Forcing Electronic Patient Communications
  
• The Truth about Vaccine Storage
  
• Point-of-Care Testing to Improve Patient Care
  

January 2007

• Hospital Gardens That Help Heal
  
• Major Teaching Hospital Switches to Team Nursing
  
• Hospital Highlights for the Week of January 29, 2007
  
• The Growing Need for More and Better-Trained Medical Interpreters
  
• Three Nurses Shaping Policy at AARP
  
• Hospital Highlights for the Week of January 15, 2007
  
• Hospital Highlights for the Week of January 1, 2007
  

2006 Features

December 2006

• No Holidays from Grief and Loss
  
• Banking on Health Savings Accounts
  
• Nurses May Help Relieve Pain, But Continually Suffer from It, Too
  
• Hospital Highlights for the Week of December 18, 2006
  
• Hospital Highlights for the Week of December 4, 2006
  
• Caroline’s Room Provides Solace to Parents
  
• PACE’s Team Approach Keeps Elders Independent Longer
  

November 2006

• ER One Moves Forward
  
• Native Americans are Combating Diabetes with Education and Exercise
  
• Educating Patients for Pharmaceutical Companies
  
• Hospital Highlights Week of November 20, 2006
  
• Research Honor Program Piques Undergrads' Interest
  
• Hospital Highlights for the Week of November 6
  
• Endoscopy Finally Gets a Home
  
• Nurse Combines Prevention Outreach with Hands-on Stroke Care
  

October 2006

• Regional QI Initiative Involves Nurses
  
• New Program Allows LPNs To Do More
  
• Hospital Highlights for the week of October 23
  
• Code of Silence Slowly Being Broken to Ensure Quality Care
  
• Hospital Develops Its Own Clinical Nurse Specialists
  
• Hospital Highlights for the week of October 9
  

September 2006

• Cat Quinn is a Nursing Super Star in the Global Health Community
  
• Spotlight on Geriatric Care Managers
  
• Hospital Highlights for the week of September 25
  
• Hospital Uses Perks to Retain Nurses
  
• Safety Study Shows Nurses High in Teamwork
  
• Hospital Highlights for the week of September 11
  

August 2006

• Nurse Researcher Documents the Stresses, Contributions of Vietnam War Nurses
  
• Hospital Highlights for the week of August 28
  
• National Nurses Response Team Helps Lessen Danger's Destruction
  
• Space Nursing Society Prepares for Future Flights
  
• Hospital Highlights for the week of July 31
  
• Dining in Hospitals—Hotel Style
  
• Massage Technique Helps Relax Patients
  

July 2006

• Universal Beds Ease Patients’ Anxieties and Satisfy Nurses
  
• Study Shows Contaminated Keyboards and How to Clean Them
  
• Hospital Highlights for the week of July 17
  
• ‘Most Wired’ Hospitals Assist Consumers with Connected Care
  
• Case Managers Improve ED Care
  
• Cell Phones in Hospitals May Enhance Patient Safety
  
• Ascension Facilities' QI Program Produces Striking Results
  

June 2006

• Hospitals Prepare for 2006 Hurricane Season
  
• CNO Program Grooms Nursing Leaders
  
• Hospital Highlights for the week of June 19
  
• Hospital Highlights for the week of June 5
  
• HCA North Texas Launches HeartOne Network
  
• Hospital’s Hope Room Engages Cancer Patients
  

May 2006

• Hospital Highlights for the week of May 22
  
• Coping Kits Comfort Children in the Emergency Department
  
• Hospital Highlights for the week of May 8
  
• National Organization Proposes Changes to CNS Status
  
• Nursing Schools Develop Innovative Minority Programs
  

April 2006

• ANA President Blakeney Leads Nurse Force
  
• Hospital Highlights for the week of April 24
  
• Spotlight on Long-Term Acute-Care Nursing
  
• Hospitals Eliminate Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
  
• Hospital Highlights for the week of April 10
  
• Higher Education for Nurses Advocated by Polly Bednash
  
• Medication Aides Given the Green Light in More States
  

March 2006

• Hospital Highlights for the week of March 27
  
• Tulane University Hospital Reopens
  
• Hospital Highlights for the week of March 13
  
• Nurses Serve on Health Care Reform Working Group
  

February 2006

• Hospital Highlights for the week of Feb. 27
  
• Hospitals Taking Ecological Path
  
• AMN Healthcare Helps Bring Smiles to Mexican Children
  
• Hospitals Set Sights on Recruiting and Retaining Retired or Retiring Nurses
  
• A Smart Idea for Patient Medical Records
  
• Hospital Highlights for the Week of Jan. 30
  

January 2006

• Hospital Highlights for the Week of Jan. 16
  
• Book Provides Needed Insight to ‘Culture and Clinical Care’
  
• Hospital Highlights for the Week of Jan. 2
  

2005 Features

December 2005

• Book of 101 Answers May Leave Nurse Leaders Eager for More
  
• Hospital Highlights for the Week of Dec. 5
  
• Watching For and Overcoming Compassion Fatigue
  

November 2005

• Hospital Highlights for the Week of Nov. 21
  
• Diabetes Lay Educator Program Provides Health Care Assistance for Migrant Workers
  
• Hospital Highlights for the Week of Nov. 7
  
• Nurses Help Put Out the Smoke—Tobacco Smoke, That Is
  
• Dealing with Disruptive Antics
  

October 2005

• American Arab Nurses Association Sets its Sights on Recruitment, Diversity
  
• Nurses Get to the Heart of Wellness
  
• Hospital Highlights for the Week of Oct. 10
  
• Florida Hospital Creates Publishing Department to Promote Health, Wellness
  
• Nurses Inspire Clinic Staff to Adopt Healthier Lifestyles
  
• Hospital Shock Team Saves Lives, Empowers Nurses
  

September 2005

• Hospital Highlights for the Week of Sept. 26
  
• New Color-Coded Uniforms Improve Patient Satisfaction
  
• Hospital Highlights for the Week of Sept. 12
  
• Transforming Care at the Bedside Spurs Innovation
  
• Critical Care Beyond the Bedside: The Collaborative Effort of the eICU Team
  
• Schwartz Rounds Spur Multidisciplinary Dialogues
  

August 2005

• Hospital Highlights for the Week of Aug. 29
  
• School-Based Centers Open Doors to Children’s Health
  
• Hospital Highlights for the Week of Aug. 15
  
• Hospital Highlights for the Week of August 1
  

July 2005

• Hospital Highlights for the Week of July 18
  
• AMN Healthcare Receives JCAHO Gold Seal of Approval
  
• AMN’s Skill Set Testing Aids Facilities
  
• Helping Patients Navigate the System