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News

‘Most Wired’ Hospitals Find More Satisfied Patients

As hospitals delve deeper into the realm of information technology (IT), research continues to demonstrate the positive impact of electronic advancements on many aspects of health care. The latest link: increased patient satisfaction.

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• Healthcare Leadership Conference Focuses on Improving Quality, Safety and Performance
• AMN Healthcare Announces Joint Commission Re-certification
• Better Outcomes in Leapfrog Hospitals

Features

Team Triage Speeds Up ED Throughput

With patients waiting long periods for treatment, Vanderbilt Medical Center's emergency department has created Team Triage, a multidisciplinary plan to decrease wait times. 

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• Survey Finds Few Aware of Allied Worker Shortage
• Health Coaches Lower Readmission Rates
• 97-year-old Texas Nurse Continues to Give Back to Community

Management perspective

Nursing: THE Recession Proof Profession

Read anything about recession-proof jobs today and nursing is at or near the top of the list. We are in the throes of the most serious nursing shortage in history – today's count is close to 125,000 hospital positions vacant across the country.  

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• Old is New: Transitioning the Older New Graduate RN into Practice
• Managing Patient Identification: The Right Patient, Every Time
• National Patient Safety Goals for 2008