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Is It OK for Internists to Wear Masks Forever?

Sensible Medicine

I have written my own essays about it on Sensible Medicine on September 28 th , 2022 , and January 11 th , 2024. The parallels to universal precautions, the balance of comfort, communication, and patient safety, and the issues of power in the doctor patient relationship keeps me coming back to the issue.

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The Nursing Shortage and Patient Safety

Relias

Because of these ongoing trends, healthcare organizations and the nursing community must work collaboratively to find ways to examine the link between the nursing shortage and patient safety. Patient safety is a fundamental goal of all health care.

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How Digital Transformation is Reshaping the Healthcare Supply Chain  

CollaborateMD

According to KPMG , The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) projects that total hospital provider spending will increase by 50% between 2022-2030. make sure items like medications and PPE are always in stock). Predictive analytics powered by AI in areas like the healthcare supply chain lead to: Better demand forecasting.

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The Alarming Trend of Seasoned Nurses Being Laid Off: Profits Over Patient Care? 

Minority Nurse

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) (2022) estimated over 100,000 registered nurses left the profession and predicted that another 800,000 nurses would follow them by 2027. The top reasons reported for leaving were burnout, feeling undervalued, and a high patient-to-nurse ratio.

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Industry Groups Give Feedback on CISA’s Proposed Cybersecurity Reporting Requirements

The HIPAA Journal

In April, as required by the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) introducing new requirements for critical infrastructure entities to report certain cybersecurity incidents.

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Nursing Education: Pipeline to the Future

Minority Nurse

in 2022, the first decrease in 20 years. In 2022, 66,261 candidates were rejected, and in 2021 applications by 76,140 candidates were turned down. from 2021 to 2022. Master ’ s programs have seen a 9.4% decrease since 2021. Nursing PhD program enrollment shrank 4.1% DNP program enrollment is at a virtual standstill.

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Safety in Health Care Ties Closely to Workforce Well-Being – Updates from Press Ganey and ECRI

Health Populi

The phrase “patient safety” summons up a list of common sources such as medication errors, surgical errors, health care-associated infections, diagnostic errors, among other adverse events and harms people experience in the course of receiving health care. “Safety is the foundation of healthcare.