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Agility, Stability Key for Pandemic Academic-Practice Partnerships

In 2012, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) developed Guiding Principles for

Appeals court upholds NLRB decision on health care bargaining rule

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia today upheld a National Labor Relations Board decision permitting an incumbent union of a hospital to organize only a small portion of the unrepresented employees in a partially organized bargaining unit.

Hospital groups urge court to overturn NLRB decision

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia should overturn a National Labor Relations Board decision permitting an incumbent union at a hospital to organize only a small portion of the bargaining unit’s unrepresented non-professional employees, the AHA and Federation of American Hospitals said in a friend-of-the-court brief filed yesterday.

Appeals court hears hospital challenge of NLRB peer review decision

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit today heard oral arguments in a case brought by Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park, KS, to overturn a 2015 National Labor Relations Board decision that directly threatens the confidentiality of the hospital peer review process.

AHA, associations urge court to overturn NLRB decision on peer review

AHA and other national and state hospital and nurse professional associations yesterday urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to overturn a 2015 decision by the National Labor Relations Board that directly threatens the confidentiality of the hospital peer review process.

Denying nurses' request for union representative flouts law, NLRB rules

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) August 28 ruled that Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park, Kan., violated the National Labor Relations Act by denying two nurses’ requests for a union representative when they appeared before its nursing peer review committee, and by failing and refusing to provide information requested by the union relating to the peer review process.

Black Maternal Health Requires a Unified Approach

AHA and its Institute for Diversity and Health Equity at the 38th National Association of Health Services Executives (N.A.H.S.E.) Annual Education Conference in Atlanta hosted Understanding Bias in Black Maternal Health, which included a screening of “Toxic: A Black Woman’s Story.”

Effective Communication Is a Critical Strategy in Infection Control

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought into focus more than ever before the need for teamwork and communication. To help support health care teams and get everyone on the same page, TeamSTEPPS is a practical, evidence-based set of communications tools developed over decades. It’s been implemented successfully across hospitals and health systems and is now taking on an even greater role with infection prevention and control teams as COVID-19 continues to spread.

Rule clarifies ability of VA nurses to practice across state lines

The VA released an interim final rule this week clarifying its authority to allow VA nurses to deliver health care services in a state other than their state of licensure, registration or certification.

Improving Professional Practice: A Peer Review Primer

More than thirty years ago, the American Nurses Association defined nursing peer review (NPR) as an essential core function of professional nursing practice