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Staff emotional health and well-being, staff retention and the cost of travel nursing were the top three challenges facing nurse leaders in August, although staff emotional health has improved since last year, according to the latest survey by AHA’s American Organization for Nursing Leadership and Joslin Insight.

Black, Hispanic and American Indian/Alaska Native adults have higher flu hospitalization rates and lower flu vaccination rates than white adults, according to a report released by the CDC.

Hospitals and health systems are experiencing the most difficult year financially since the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to the latest annual survey on health care performance trends by Kaufman Hall.

The Biden Administration released a strategy to better prepare and protect the nation from future pandemics and biological threats, and called for Congress to provide $88 billion over five years to help implement the plan. 

CMS released new FAQs to help state Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Programs prepare for the eventual end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. 

The departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury today released an updated web form that will replace all existing methods for submitting Notice of Offers to certified Independent Dispute Resolution entities under the No Surprises Act. 

Learn how hospital and health system leaders such as Himanshu Gupta, M.D., director of cardiac imaging for Valley Health System, are identifying patients at risk for heart disease earlier and provi

The international division of America’s Blood Centers recently launched a website to connect blood donors with donation sites. The site also includes donor stories and educational resources on blood donation for teachers and the media.

All hospitals may request a backup controller with modified software for the Heartware Ventricular Assist Device System to use in certain circumstances if the primary controller fails to restart the pump, the Food and Drug Administration announced today.

Medicare open enrollment for 2023 began Saturday and runs through Dec. 7.

The Food and Drug Administration Friday released for comment through Dec. 13 a discussion paper on certain novel drug manufacturing technologies with the potential to increase timely access to drugs.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today reported the first U.S. monkeypox case in a health care worker since the outbreak began in May. The report describes how an emergency department nurse in Florida was exposed to the virus through a needlestick, and recommends approaches to preventing infections in health care workers.

Who remembers paper road maps? Before GPS navigation systems and navigation apps on mobile phones, people would unfold an unwieldy paper map and use it to plan and track progress on their journey.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today approved for five years an

Exela Pharma Sciences this week recalled 49 lots of sodium bicarbonate injection because the vial may break while preparing the product for administration, causing glass to fly.

President Biden directed the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to consider new payment and delivery models to lower drug costs and promote access to innovative drug therapies for beneficiaries.

CMS will extend through 2025 the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced model, which was set to expire this year.

FEMA released guidance outlining the process the agency will use to identify and reduce COVID-19 Public Assistance funding for any expense for which funding has already been received from another program or source.

That commitment to being always there and ready to care is being tested as hospitals and health systems navigate historic workforce shortages, broken supply chains, rapid inflation that has increased the cost of caring, and other severe financial pressures that could jeopardize access to care.

AHA had urged the agency to renew the emergency to continue critical flexibilities.