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How To Prepare for a Blizzard: Hospital and Health System Edition

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Winter storms and blizzards can bring extreme cold, heavy snowfall, ice accumulation, and dangerous winds that disrupt essential services, transportation, and hospital operations. Ensuring a hospitals readiness for severe winter weather is critical to maintaining patient care and staff safety.

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What We Can Learn From the Change Healthcare Hack

The Healthcare Blog

hospitals suffered financial consequences from the incident and 74% experienced a direct impact on patient care. Change’s services affect one in every three patient records, so the massive outage created a snowball effect of disruptions, delays and losses. A staggering 94% of U.S. That’s far too long.

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How St. Jude Keeps Nurses and Builds Culture With a Revitalized Nurse Residency Program 

Minority Nurse

Jude Children’s Research Hospital had low nurse turnover and a large pool of applicants from which to choose. Since then, despite the hospital’s efforts, nurses have been experiencing the same fatigue phenomenon seen at hospitals nationwide. These rotations introduce the nurse residents to the continuum of care at St.

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Nurse Leaders Are Critical to the Future of Nursing

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The major impact of nurse leaders Nurse leaders have a profound impact on both patient care and the nursing profession. Their influence extends beyond hospital walls, reaching into public health, education, policy, and the future of healthcare. The need for nurse-led policy leadership remains stronger than ever.

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How to Prepare for an Ice Storm: Essential Tips to Stay Safe and Warm

Relias

The weight of ice can bring down power lines, leaving hospitals, clinics, and long-term care facilities without electricity. Ice-covered roads can delay staff from reaching work and prevent ambulances from transporting patients in need of urgent care. One of the greatest concerns during an ice storm is power failure.

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Indian Health Service Funding: Grants and Financial Opportunities for Tribal Healthcare

Relias

An investment in technology will support workforce development and increase operational efficiency, and a modern learning platform and digital training and enablement helps healthcare professionals stay compliant, improve clinical skills, and enhance patient care within tribal communities.

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