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AI Advances to Reduce Burden on Nurses Get a Fresh Look
Recent reports note that the electronic health record (EHR) giant Epic Systems is piloting AI-powered documentation tools to support nursing workflows and reduce administrative load.
How to Strengthen Your Nurse Retention Strategy
Focus on continuous quality, improving nurse recruitment and retention, workforce education, and quality and safety for nurse retention.
Patient Safety Awareness Week
Celebrate Patient Safety Awareness Week! March 9-15. Join AHA in raising awareness, celebrating successes, and sharing resources for patient safety nationwide.
2024 Costs of Caring
While recent data suggest that some hospital and health system finances have experienced modest stabilization from historic lows in 2022, the hospital field is still far from where it needs to be to meet the demand for care, invest in new and promising technologies and interventions, and stand ready for the next health care crisis.
Coalition to Strengthen America’s Healthcare ad showcases value of hospitals
The Coalition to Strengthen America’s Healthcare June 12 released a 30-second advertisement featuring real nurses discussing how hospitals and health systems provide 24/7 quality health care to patients, families and communities.
Obituary: Renowned nursing leader Linda Burnes Bolton
Linda Burnes Bolton, former president of AHA’s American Organization for Nursing Executives (now known as the American Organization for Nursing Leadership), and chief nursing officer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, died this month at age 76. She was known for inspiring a generation of nurses while shaping health care policy and advocating for greater equity among all medical professionals, with the goal of improving patient care.
Setting the Record Straight: A Make-Believe Model Stokes Unfounded Fears of Team-Based Care
A recent article in Medical Care Journal paints a bleak picture of the future of healthcare, claiming hospitals intend to replace Registered Nurses (RNs) with lower-paid and less qualified staff, which the authors assert would lead to poorer quality care and skyrocketing costs. The article even suggests that hospitals want a return to a bygone era of healthcare.
AHA Associate Podcast Series | Accenture
Kathleen Wessel is joined by Accenture’s Dr. Scott Cullen, Managing Director and Health Provider Lead, and Sally Hurt-Deitch, Executive Vice President, Nursing and Operations Infrastructure, for AHA Member Ascension. At Accenture, Dr. Cullen's team is examining how to balance short- and long-term solutions to the clinical workforce shortage. Ascension is working on implementing these solutions to benefit their workforce. Ultimately, in order to achieve success, hospitals and health systems will need to focus on the intersection between technology and human need.
How to Strengthen Your Nurse Retention Strategy: Focus on Continuous Monitoring and Improvement to Retain Clinicians
A new AHA Market Scan Trailblazers report, “How to Strengthen Your Nurse Retention Strategy,” identifies common reasons why nurses leave their positions and how to build a robust nurse retention strategy.
AHA Associate Podcast Series | SimpliFi
In this episode, leaders from AHA member hospital Forbes and AHA Associate SimpliFi discuss challenges facing our nursing workforce. Bambi Gore, vice president and chief clinical officer of SimpliFi, will discuss obstacles and solutions with Lynn Kosar, Chief Nursing Officer for AHN Forbes Hospital. Their conversation will leave listeners with new approaches and strategies for onboarding new nurses and increasing retention rates.