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In honor of National Nurses Month and National Nurses Week (May 6-12), hospitals and health systems are recognizing the difference nurses make in their organizations.
The American Nurses Association's theme of National Nurses Week, "Nurses Make the Difference," highlights nursing excellence and how nurses embody the spirit of compassion and care in every healthcare setting.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Becker's Clinical LeadershipNew Orleans-based Ochsner's IT team is in the midst of an agile transformation to modernize the department and become a strategic asset to the system.
Amy Trainor, RN, senior vice president and CIO of Ochsner, told Becker's the department rebranded as "information services" to reflect the team's responsibility of delivering services to customers internally and externally. The change affects how the department strategizes around digital transformation, patient experience, access and cybersecurity.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Becker's Health ITA workplace that prioritizes mental health is one where employees have a greater opportunity to perform their job well.
According to the U.S. Office of Disability Employment Policy, about one in five Americans experience some form of mental health condition every year. In recent years, companies across the country have been working to better address the needs of employees, including by improving workplace culture and enabling better work-life balance.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON NewsweekLauren Yakelis, B.S.N., RN, holds the position of manager of stem cell transplant and immunotherapy at Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center, bringing with her an impressive 13-year tenure as a nurse who specializes in hematology, oncology and stem cell transplant care. Her journey has seen her serve as the operations coordinator and manager overseeing the inpatient oncology and stem cell transplant floor, where her exceptional leadership not only elevated quality metrics but also earned the department the coveted Patient Safety Department of the Year award.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON CureFourteen more health system leaders have been added to an advisory panel defining standards for what constitutes a "smart hospital."
They join 30 other health system executives working with the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives and digital health company Care.ai to develop the "smart hospital" maturity model. They are designing a survey to be released over the summer, with initial findings expected to be published at the CHIME fall forum.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Becker's Hospital ReviewThe number of women dying while pregnant is returning to pre-pandemic levels following a worrisome 2021 spike, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON NBC NewsXavier University, a small Catholic and historically Black school in New Orleans, formally signed an agreement Monday with Ochsner Health to establish a medical school.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON The Associated PressAdvanced practice providers can lead clinical teams and patients to boost oncology clinical trial enrollment, a nurse practitioner explained.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Oncology Nursing NewsNewsweek has named 45 hospitals and health systems among its 750 greatest employers for mental well-being.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Becker's Hospital Review