HHS removed all 17 members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices on June 9 and is evaluating candidates for their replacement.  Members of the committee, which provides vaccine guidance to the CDC, serve up to four years. Thirteen…

An HHS-led investigation found a Kentucky organ procurement organization ignored growing consciousness in dozens of potential transplant donors, The New York Times reported June 6.  The case centered on donation after circulatory death, a practice involving patients with some brain…

Rush University College of Nursing has created a new certification program to encourage more nurses to pursue nurse educator roles. The Nurse Educator Certificate Program is a five–course, 12-credit program designed to equip BSN and graduate-prepared nurses with the skills…

Voice recognition and AI-driven ambient documentation tools can minimize administrative tasks and reduce busy clinicians’ documentation burdens, increasing both efficiency and clinician satisfaction. For these reasons, healthcare organizations are increasingly looking at and adopting these technologies to improve well-being and…

Leaders across the nation are noticing a new trend — physicians seem less willing and interested in taking on roles beyond their clinical work. Traditionally, physicians have balanced full-time clinical loads with extra responsibility as a leader or educator. “But…

A bipartisan group of senators on June 4 reintroduced the Securing Enhanced Programs, Systems, and Initiatives for Sepsis Act, a bill that would direct the CDC to lead national efforts aimed at curbing sepsis-related deaths and improving management of the…

In the U.S., 296 hospitals have a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection rate of zero, as based on the healthcare-associated infections dataset from CMS. The Healthcare Associated Infections-Hospital database uses measures — developed by the CDC and collected through the National…

A dominant strain of norovirus is emerging, which could disrupt the seasonal pattern and increase the number of outbreaks, a June 2 CDC report suggests. Here’s what to know: 1. In previous years, the U.S. saw norovirus outbreaks increase around…

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has launched a quality initiative to improve firearm safety conversations and interventions in emergency departments. Firearms are the leading cause of death for children and teens in the U.S., with about 30 million kids living in…

The District of Columbia has the most physicians per 100,000 population, while Idaho has the fewest specialist physicians and Nevada has the fewest primary care physicians per 100,000, KFF data found. KFF used data from Redi-Data to find the number…