"It's a new model of care. It's there to [help] the nurses as well as the patients, with a focus on virtual care. Virtual everything is going to be our future." — Jennifer Ball, director of virtual care, Saint Luke's Health System.

A Kansas City–based health system is putting nurses at the center of the virtual care platform and seeing positive results.

For this week's lead story, Erik Wicklund writes how not only patient and nurse satisfaction are garnering positive results at Saint Luke's Health System, but clinical and business outcomes are, as well.

Saint Luke's Gives Nurses Their Own Virtual Care Unit

The Kansas City-based health system has opened an inpatient virtual nursing unit that is managed almost entirely by nurses, and is fielding calls from health systems across the country interested in the concept.

Nurse Leaders Issue a Call to Action to Fight Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease

Nurses from all sectors can take a leading role in preventing and controlling hypertension, thereby preventing high rates of cardiovascular disease, new study says.

Nurses' March on Washington Planned to Address Workplace Violence and Other 'Serious Issues'

The peaceful protest, sponsored by Nurses Against Violence, also will focus on safe staffing ratios.

UChicago Medicine Study Challenges CDC Recommendations

While the CDC recommends returning to work after five days, the study claims that's when the virus is at its peak.

How Can AI Be Used in Palliative Care?

Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital say AI technology could be used in a hybrid platform that improves how clinicians communicate with patients and their families about serious illnesses and palliative care.

Healthcare Marketing Advice: 'Establishing and sustaining trust are paramount'

Healthcare Marketing executives share advice around being patient- and consumer-focused.

Must Reads

In a pandemic, is it price gouging to charge a premium for crisis nurses? — Idaho Capital Sun
Travel nurse firm cashes in on pandemic's staff shortages — Axios
Penn receives historic $125 million grant for tuition-free nurse practitioner program — WVPI TV
'We're the first patient': UNMC grant prioritizes nurses' mental health — KETV
Travel nurses saw an increase in pay during the pandemic. Now, they could lose those benefits — The 19th
St. Mary's Medical Center making it convenient to hire nurses — WCHS-TV

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