Viva Health, under the University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System, said it is investigating a data breach involving 4,945 individuals’ data, according to a news release from Sept. 26 shared with Becker’s. The insurer found a file on its…
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Hospitals are under pressure to lift nurse competence, reduce burnout and improve retention without expanding budgets or facilities. Rural teams often feel these constraints most. Grande Ronde Hospital, a 25-bed critical access hospital in La Grande, Ore., is showing what’s…
Oct 30, 2025 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM America/Chicago
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Dan Weberg, PhD, MHI, RN, FAAN
Author and Speaker
Christine Heid, PhD, MSN/Ed, RN, CNE, CHSE
Nursing Simulation Specialist, UbiSim
Wade Twilegar, RN
Assistant CNO, Grande Ronde Hospital
Nikkita Titus, MSN, RN
Nurse Residency Coordinator, Grande Ronde Hospital
Infusion centers face a dual challenge: growing patient volumes and constant staffing constraints. At Hartford HealthCare, nurse leaders are laying down a new model — one that uses real-time demand patterns to drive staffing decisions and deliver tangible improvements. In…
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Amanda Carbray
Clinic Operations Manager, Hartford HealthCare
Betsy Hlavac
Clinical Operations Manager, Ambulatory Infusion & Medical Oncology, Hartford HealthCare
Chronic inflammatory conditions drive high drug spend — and poor adherence often leads to costly flares, ER visits, and hospitalizations. Gaps in patient engagement, prescriber coordination, and side effect management make sustained adherence difficult. This whitepaper introduces a nurse-led pharmacy…
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AmeriHealth Caritas, a managed care organization, is growing its Medicare Advantage offerings, focusing on its Medicare-Medicaid dual-eligible special needs plans, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. In 2026, the insurer’s MA dual-eligible offering will be available in new…
Stronger CPR skills, fewer disruptions: How Trinity Health Muskegon redefined resuscitation training
Traditional CPR certification models often leave clinicians unprepared. Skills can fade just 90 days after training, and high staff turnover only undermines teamwide competency. Trinity Health Muskegon tackled the problem head-on. After shifting to a quarterly, low-dose CPR training program,…
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The National Committee for Quality Assurance has named Vivek Garg, MD, as its next president and CEO, effective Jan. 5. Dr. Garg succeeds NCQA founder and current president Margaret O’Kane, who will retire at the end of this year. He…
Work requirements for Medicaid eligibility are set for 2027, but states can request short-term exceptions for counties with high unemployment. By assessing county-level data in Medicaid expansion states, KFF found only 7% of counties meet the exception criteria using a…
UnitedHealth Group has asked a Minnesota federal court to throw out a proposed class action lawsuit filed against it by the country’s largest pension fund. The lawsuit, originally filed by the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) in May 2024 and…
With the release of CMS Star Ratings for 2026 and updates for the upcoming year, Medicare Advantage and Part D plans are navigating an evolving quality landscape. Adherence measures are shifting from triple- to single-weighted and will incorporate risk adjustment,…