Nurse leaders could provide President Trump with insights to improve the nation's health and healthcare system, but they have not yet been included in the president's talks regarding healthcare reform.

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Tuesday, February 7, 2017

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Nurses Missing from Healthcare Reform Talks

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Lay Navigators Reduce ER Visits, ICU Admissions

Emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and intensive care unit admissions decreased by 6%, 7.9%, and 10.6%, respectively in cancer patients paired with trained nonmedical navigators.

Her Near-death Experience Opened Physician's Eyes to Empathy

Medical doctors don't need to undergo a near-death experience to better engage with patients. What they need is empathy, says a pulmonary disease specialist who learned first-hand.

Hospitals Fret Over Trump Travel Ban

Health system leaders, hospital communities, and the AHA are expressing concern about the travel ban issued by President Donald Trump.

The Clinical Documentation Conundrum

Healthcare leaders are looking at their options for making EHRs simpler to use and their data more interoperable, as well as making clinical documentation more useful and meaningful to clinicians. Healthcare leaders have had some success, but solutions aren't coming easily.

Perfecting Palliative Care

Interventions to improve quality of life for the seriously ill are often provided haphazardly under current frameworks. Here are five keys for transforming palliative care in your hospital system.

AROUND THE WEB

Hopkins to share surgical care methods with 750 other hospitals

Source: Baltimore Sun

The intruder in the Brigham OR — how did she get there?

Source: Boston Globe

Hundreds of clinicians urge Cleveland Clinic to stand up to Trump

Source: Washington Post

KS health system asks lawmakers to keep guns out of hospital

Source: Kansas City Star

CDC seeks controversial new quarantine powers to stop outbreaks

Source: WBUR / NPR

PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT

Maximizing Patient and Family Advisory Councils to Improve HCAHPS

February 14, 2017

Elmhurst Hospital addresses how it created a Patient and Family Advisory Council that has improved policies, procedures, and processes.

Ending Hospital Readmissions: A Blueprint for Homecare Providers

Rehospitalization rates are not only a measure of your quality of care but will likely be a key factor for success under pay for performance.

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