The CNO at CommonSpirit Health asks if you don’t know where you want to go, how can you get there? Read about the importance of having a vision behind strategy, find out whether healthcare will be able to handle the silver tsunami, see how leadership is pivotal in implementing joy in work initiatives, read about the business case for clinician wellness initiatives, and find out about a home health RN who was shot and killed on the job in Spokane.
"You can’t do strategy unless you have a vision. What do you want to do? What do you want to deliver? You also need to balance change because, while there are many things we need to change, you can't change everything at once." — Kathleen Sanford, CNO at CommonSpirit Health It’s not exactly a news flash to say that staffing will be a top issue for nurse leaders in 2023. Kathleen Sanford, RN, DBA, FAAN, FACH, CNO at CommonSpirit Health, tells HealthLeaders that the massive challenge of recruiting and retaining nurses can be made more efficient when health systems know their mission and have a strategy for achieving it. Read about it HERE. | |
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Maryland Hospital Touts Success of Community Paramedicine Program | The University of Maryland Medical Center's mobile integrated health community paramedicine (MIH-CP) program, which sends specially trained paramedics to the homes of selected patients after hospital discharge, saw increases in first-fill prescription rates and medication adherence, according to a study. |
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