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Kentucky Governor Signs Bill to Increase Consumer Access to Care
Feb 17, 2014
On February 13, 2014, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear signed Senate Bill (SB) 7 into law, expanding access to health care for Kentuckians, many of whom live in areas with a shortage of primary care providers. The passage of SB 7 means that Kentuckians will have improved access to high quality primary care and medications, such as antibiotics, more
Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: Kentucky National
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Veterans Administration Considers Designating APRNs as Independent Practitioners
Jan 24, 2014
The Veterans Administration (VA) is considering a proposal that would require that all Advanced Practice Registered Nurses(APRNs) be designated as independent practitioners, regardless of the regulations set up by each state, according to an article in the January 2014 issue of U.S. Medicine. Currently, VA APRNs often have to change the way they practice more
Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National
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“My Leadership Journey”
Jan 03, 2014
Linda Burnes Bolton, DrPH, RN, FAAN, the vice-chair of the IOM Committee on the Future of Nursing and vice president for nursing and chief nursing officer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, shared her leadership journey at the Center to Champion Nursing in America’s Leadership Meeting in Seattle on December 5. The following is an excerpt of more
Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National
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2013 Gallup Poll: Nursing is the Most Trustworthy Profession
Dec 19, 2013
Gallup recently conducted their annual poll asking Americans which profession they believe has the highest ethical standards. Nurses ranked as the most trustworthy, with 82 percent of American ranking their honesty and ethical standards as “high” or “very high.” Nurses have continuously been listed at the top of the survey, beating out other more
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Nurse Appointed to Maryland CareFirst Board
Dec 17, 2013
Ann B. Mech, a nurse, assistant professor and legal affairs coordinator at the University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON), was recently appointed to the Maryland CareFirst Board of Directors. She is the only nurse to serve on the board. The Maryland CareFirst Board approves modifications to state benefit plans, provider networks, provider more
Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: Maryland
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Two New Studies Examine Impact of IOM Report
Dec 13, 2013
Researchers at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services recently produced two new studies measuring how well hospitals and other health care facilities are responding to the changes of the nursing profession. The first study examined the degree to which health care employers are implementing the IOM recommendation of more
Issues: Transforming Nursing Education Location: National
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Nurses Take Leadership Roles on New Insurance Exchanges
Oct 19, 2013
Nurses are playing key leadership roles in some states as consumers explore the new health insurance exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act. In Idaho, Margaret Wainwright Henbest, RN, MSN, CPNP, executive director of the Idaho Alliance for Leaders in Nursing, is one of 19 officials—and the only nurse—on the board of Your Health Idaho, the health more
Issues: Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: Hawaii Idaho National Texas
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Champions of Nursing: Kaiser Permanente
Oct 09, 2013
Kaiser Permanente, one of the country’s leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans, is a true “Champion of Nursing.” It has a deep commitment to improving the health of people and communities, and it supports the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action’s efforts to transform health care in several important ways. Marilyn Chow, PhD, more
Location: National