April 29, 2025
ACOG Launches Extensive Emergency Obstetrics Resources
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recently published new resources for emergency department, EMS, and urgent care practitioners to enhance their readiness to identify and respond to obstetric emergencies.
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April 29, 2025
NRHA Now Accepting RHC, CAH Event Presentation Proposals
The National Rural Health Association (NRHA) is now accepting presentation proposals for the Rural Health Clinic (RHC) and Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Conferences.
The goal of these events is to share effective practices, policies, and information and provide insights and best practices addressing many of the access, quality, and patient safety issues confronted by CAHs and RHCs.
Five interest tracks are available for CAH Conference submissions:
This year’s events will be held September 23 – 26 in Kansas City, MO.
The deadline for submissions is June 3.
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April 29, 2025
New Report: 5 Steps for Creating a Better Healthcare Breakroom to Boost Nurse Morale and Retention
Seventy-three percent of nurses say a high-quality breakroom helps reduce stress and fatigue – yet approximately one in three rarely take breaks. With nurse burnout and turnover on the rise, healthcare organizations must make staff well-being a priority.
This report shares five essential steps to designing a breakroom that boosts morale, retention and productivity.
You’ll learn how to:
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April 29, 2025
Behavioral Health Webinar: From Crisis to Continuity: Building a Systemwide Strategy for Behavioral Health, May 15
This webinar will explore how health systems are implementing integrated virtual behavioral health models across emergency, inpatient, outpatient, and home environments.
These approaches are helping organizations:
Learning Objectives:
Cost: Free
When: Thursday, May 15, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
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April 29, 2025
Webinar: 2025 Pharmacy Outlook: Key Strategies for Simpler Procurement & Greater Efficiency, May 14
The stakes are high for today’s pharmacy leaders. Regulatory and workforce pressures are mounting, yet expectations to boost performance and reduce waste are as urgent as ever.
In this forward-looking webinar, industry leaders will share how health systems are adapting pharmacy operations to improve efficiency, ensure DSCSA compliance and ease the load on clinical teams. Many are turning to technology to streamline time-consuming processes and free up staff for higher-value work.
Key Takeaways:
Cost: Free
When: Wednesday, May 14, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
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April 29, 2025
On-Demand Webinar: Building Resilient HER Recovery Solutions: Inside LCMC Health’s Cloud Strategy
This webinar is on-demand and can be viewed at your convenience.
As cyber threats evolve, health systems are redefining their recovery playbook – prioritizing resilience, speed and continuity of care.
In this session, health IT leaders unpack how Sapphire Health and LCMC Health built a cloud-based Isolated Recovery Environment on AWS. Attendees will learn how a well-architected IRE can protect critical data, accelerate recovery and reduce the risk of ransom demands.
Key Learning Points:
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April 29, 2025
On-Demand Webinar: Healthcare at a Crossroads – How Will Your Organization Adapt?
This webinar is on-demand and can be viewed at your convenience.
Rising costs, staffing shortages and pressure to improve patient safety and operational efficiency are a challenge for many health systems.
Without a proven strategy, hospitals risk employee disengagement, burnout and financial instability – all of which can negatively impact patient care.
View this exclusive webinar and learn how Wexner Medical Center has implemented high-impact improvements in five critical areas, ensuring better patient health outcomes, enhanced nursing education and a stronger workforce.
Learning include:
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April 29, 2025
Article: Emergency Medicine Experts Separate ‘Myth’ from Reality in ED Boarding
There’s a longstanding notion in healthcare that patients with low-acuity conditions are a key driver of overcrowding and boarding in emergency departments – one that emergency medicine experts describe as a misconception that distracts from real solutions.
For years, efforts to ease strain on emergency departments have centered on the idea that healthcare providers should do more to educate patients on when it is appropriate to visit the ED versus an urgent care clinic, or that more urgent care centers should be built near high-volume Eds.
While well intentioned, emergency medicine experts say these efforts are ineffective because they are solely focused on ED input factors, rather than systematic issues across the broader healthcare delivery ecosystem.
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April 29, 2025
CMS Seeks Input to Streamline Medicare Regulations, Comment by June 10
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is issuing this Request for information (RFI) to solicit public feedback on potential changes to Medicare regulations with the goal of reducing the expenditures required to comply with Federal regulations.
Examples of questions they would like input on include:
Healthcare providers, researchers, stakeholders, health and drug plans, and other members of the public should submit all comments in response to this RFI through the online submission form.
Comments must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. ET, June 10, 2025.
Responses to this RFI must be provided via on-line submission at the following website: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/unleashing-prosperity-through-deregulation-medicare-program-request-information.pdf
For assistance or technical problems related to this form, please send an email to: patientsoverpaperwork@cms.hhs.gov.
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April 29, 2025
VA Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center: Recruiting Veterans for Telehealth Study
The VA Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center is recruiting 126 Veterans nationwide by October 2026 for a telehealth physical therapy program.
This program provides high-intensity rehabilitation, coaching and social support to Veterans. It provides physical rehabilitation, coaching and social support to Veterans. It provides physical rehabilitation through telehealth, which is effective in improving and sustaining physical function for older Veterans.
This program will compare physical functioning results of the telerehabilitation group to the education control group.
To be eligible to participate in the study, Veterans must be a least 60 years old and have some need for physical therapy. Final eligibility for participation will be made by the program staff at the VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System and the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
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