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Transforming Healthcare Delivery: The Importance of Top-of-License Utilization

Daily Nurse

Nursing is at a pivotal moment. With ongoing challenges like staffing shortages, high turnover, and burnout, healthcare organizations are rethinking how they deliver care to better support nurses and improve patient outcomes. One powerful approach gaining attention is top-of-license utilization, which empowers nurses to work to the full extent of their training and expertise.

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Kaiser Permanente Physicians Negotiate New Labor Agreement

Hospice News

Resident physicians at California-based Kaiser Permanente have recently negotiated a new agreement that includes compensation increases and expanded mental health and wellness employee benefits. The agreement came after months of negotiations and included salary increases over the next three years, along with more paid time off and enhanced financial support for resident physicians.

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Thinking Innovatively About Your Nursing Career Development

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Your nursing career is yours to create, and with proper care, your path can be unique, innovative, and idiosyncratic. At the same time, your many obligations and responsibilities can steer you away from your uniqueness and leave you in a rut of choosing the path of least resistance. There are many strategies for choosing a career journey that fits your vision of who you want to be as a healthcare professional, and it’s worth exploring those strategies for the ones that can most readily mov

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No One Left Behind: Building a Culture of Staff Retention in Hospice

Hospice News

Engaged employees are a top contributor to quality and growth, and that means ensuring no one gets lost in the shuffle, according to Chapters Health System CEO Andrew Molosky. Chapters is one of the largest nonprofit hospice providers in the United States. Currently the company has achieved a turnover rate of 12% for nurses and 10% for CNAs. According to 2022 data from the University of Southern California, average turnover rates throughout the health care continuum hover around 27% for register

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The Evolution of Communication in Healthcare Settings

Healthcare communication has evolved from handwritten notes and paper charts to digital tools like EHRs, telemedicine, and AI-powered platforms. This blog explores how these advancements improve patient outcomes, streamline care delivery, and enhance provider collaboration. Learn about the role of mobile health (mHealth) apps, secure messaging, and social media in bridging communication gaps.

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Nursing Tip of the Day! - Fundamentals

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Category: Fundamentals In a fever, the resetting of the set point in the hypothalamus to a higher temperature occurs while the actual body temperature remains normal. This mismatch of the thermostat with the sensed body temperature causes the patient to feel chills.

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Behind BrightSpring’s $835M Community Living Service Divestiture to Setiva

Hospice News

BrightSpring Health Services Inc. (Nasdaq: BTSG) recently sold off its community living business to Setiva for $835 million. The transaction is anticipated to close in 2025 pending regulatory approvals. Dubbed as ResCare Community Living, the sale of the business line represents an important milestone in BrightSprings strategic trajectory. The Louisville, Kentucky-based home- and community-based health care services platform expects to realize operational efficiencies following the divestiture.