May 13, 2016
New York State has made progress in decreasing hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), but additional improvement is necessary, according to the Labor Management Project’s review of data reported in the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) annual HAI Progress Report. HAIs...
Apr 15, 2016
A VUCA environment is volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous. Sound familiar? Welcome to the healthcare world in which we are now operating. The concept of VUCA was introduced by the U.S. Army, and got traction in the business community in the early 2000’s, when...
Mar 14, 2016
Emergency Department (ED) crowding has been a growing problem over the last two decades, leading to poor patient outcomes including increased rates of mortality and cardiovascular complications. A national study published in Health Affairs showed that while the...
Mar 14, 2016
Representatives from the Labor Management Project and other 1199SEIU funds were among the close to 400 providers, researchers, and public officials who participated addressed shifts in health care and discussed what the health system will and should look like five...
Feb 13, 2016
A new study has found that Medicare patient readmission rates were about 17 percent higher in safety-net hospitals—those that care for a disproportionate share of low-income patients—than other hospitals in 2012. The study, which was published in Health Affairs, fuels...
Dec 12, 2015
On a sunny and mild December day, over 500 nurses gathered at the 6th annual RNLMI Nursing Symposium, “A Blueprint for the Future of Nursing: New Roles and Opportunities.” Presenters challenged participants to consider the impact of emerging technologies...
