"It reinforces and affirms what I've known all along: the impact that nursing [has] on pretty much everything in healthcare and healthcare organizations." – Christy Dempsey, DNP, MSN, MBA, CNOR, CENP, FAAN, chief nursing officer at Press Ganey.

Nursing excellence has many far-reaching effects. According to a new survey by Press Ganey, there is a strong correlation among nursing excellence and patient loyalty, physician engagement, and clinical outcomes.

Speaking of excellence, perhaps you know someone who has positively influenced your healthcare organization through creative solutions that have saved revenue, improved day-to-day processes and operations, or increased patient outcomes.

If you do, nominate them for HealthLeaders 20, our program to highlight healthcare problem solvers. We all know that meaningful recognition goes a long way!

Also, in this issue:

The Impact of Nursing Excellence on 'Pretty Much Everything in Healthcare'

There is a strong correlation among nursing excellence and patient loyalty, physician engagement, and clinical outcomes, finds a new Press Ganey report.

Hospitality Trumps Clinical Outcomes When It Comes To Patient Satisfaction

Patients' ratings of hospitals have almost no correlation to the quality of care, new research finds.

Study Finds Many Hospitals Have Insufficient Volumes for High-risk Surgeries

Many hospitals and surgeons continue to perform high-risk procedures without sufficient patient volumes to ensure patient safety.

Decrease Your Operating Room Costs by Switching to Alcohol-Based Scrubbing

At Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, the annual cost savings from switching to alcohol-based scrubbing is estimated at $281,000 per operating room.

Northwell Pioneers Black Boxes in Operating Rooms for Performance Improvement

Operating room black boxes collect video and audio of the OR staff as well as images of the surgical field.

Must Reads

Former nurse practitioner blows whistle on alleged fraud by family physician – The National Law Review
How to improve care for high-need, high-cost Medicaid patients – Harvard Business Review
How 'cash pay' could save patients money on hospital bills – NBC Bay Area

That's all for today's issue. As always, send any tips, thoughts or advice my way at jthew@healthleadersmedia.com or Tweet @jen_NurseEditor.

Jennifer Thew, RN
Senior Editor, Nursing