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AHRQ to host webinar on best practices for safer health systems

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality will host a webinar Sept. 22 from noon to 1:00 p.m. ET on the safety best practices of high-performing health care systems related to safety culture, leadership and governance.

One in six parents delays or skips a vaccine for children

About one in six parents (16%) say they have delayed or skipped at least one vaccine for their children, other than those for flu and COVID-19, a KFF-Washington Post survey of parents found.
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Hospitals Serve and Support People and Communities in Many Different Ways

In addition to 24/7 specialized care and emergency services for all patients in every community, hospitals and health systems lead programs that advance health and wellness.

HHS pauses CDC infectious disease data project

The Health and Human Services Department indefinitely paused a Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention project that would have made information about dozens of diseases available in nearly real time, according to CDC sources.

Report: U.S. to be short 320,000 NPs, RNs by 2032

The U.S. faces a shortfall of 362,000 nurse practitioners and RNs, and 42,000 licensed practical nurses by 2032, according to a report released by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and Workforce.

Anticipated surge of uninsured patients expected to strain hospitals

Communities with higher uninsured rates could struggle to keep their facilities open as additional residents lose health coverage.

House committee releases bill to avert government shutdown

The House Appropriations Committee released a continuing resolution bill to fund the government through Nov. 21.

Applications available for Rural Health Transformation Program

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released Rural Health Transformation Program applications.

Bill would bolster numbers of foreign nurses, physicians

Congressional members reintroduced an AONL- and American Hospital Association-supported bill to address the ongoing nurse and physician shortage.

HRSA study: Nurse visits improve family well-being

Direct interactions between nurses and other home visitors and families had long-term positive effects on maternal and family well-being outcomes by the time children reached kindergarten, according to study results from the Health Resources and Services Administration.