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The Exec: CommonSpirit's New Chief Physician Executive Officer Focused on Care Variation

Health Leaders | Nursing

Setting clinical standards boosts patient safety and care quality, says this physician leader. One of the primary focal points for the inaugural chief physician executive officer at CommonSpirit Health will be reducing variation in clinical care. Thomas McGinn , MD, MPH, was appointed as senior executive vice president and chief physician executive officer of CommonSpirit in September.

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L.A. Archdiocese to pay record settlement over clergy abuse; cumulative payouts top $1.5 billion

Scrubs

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to a record-breaking settlement of over $880 million in response to numerous claims of sexual abuse by clergy members, bringing its cumulative payouts to more than $1.5 billion. This marks one of the largest financial settlements related to clerical abuse in the U.S. and highlights the extent of the crisis that has plagued the Catholic Church for decades.

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Scripps Health nurse practitioner: 'Stop calling me doctor'

Becker's Hospital Review

Joseph Lanctot, a Scripps Health nurse practitioner, said in an Oct. 15 opinion article in Medpage Today that he wants patients and his colleagues to "stop calling me 'doctor.

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Time Management Strategies for Nurses

Empowered Nurses

Have you ever had a shift that just seemed to fly by? Where you ask yourself, “where did the time go?” Or maybe a shift where the time goes so slowly that you can hear almost every tick of the clock? Where you wonder if you’re ever going to get out of there? Time is just how we measure things but actually it’s our experience of time that is very different.

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Fertility Benefits for Every Age: A HR Roadmap from Gen Z to Baby Boomers

Speaker: Lauri Armstrong, SHRM-SCP - Sr. Director, People Operations at Carrot Fertility

Today’s workforce includes multiple generations of employees all looking for something different from their benefits package. While meeting these disparate needs can be challenging, a comprehensive fertility benefit can support everyone from junior staffers learning about their fertility health to senior leadership managing menopause and low testosterone symptoms.

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Compassion in Action: Connie Mitchell Empowers Haitian Families as Daily Nurse of the Week!

Daily Nurse

In a heartwarming testament to the spirit of nursing, Connie Mitchell, a retired nurse from Springfield, Ohio, has become a beacon of hope and support for the Haitian community in her area. Mitchell’s unwavering dedication to her profession and her compassionate advocacy for those in need exemplify the profound impact a nurse can have beyond the hospital walls.

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9 Simple Budgeting Tips for Travel Nurses

The Gypsy Nurse

Favorite Healthcare Staffing provided this article. When you travel to exciting places so frequently for your job, it can start to feel like a vacation. This can often lead to overspending, as many people become more willing to spend their money when on vacations or just when traveling in general. Because of this, we have some useful budgeting tips to help you budget appropriately while on your travel nurse assignments. 9 Simple Budgeting Tips for Travel Nurses: 1.

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A new way to treat Afib: Pulsed Field Ablation

Penn Medicine News

What makes pulsed field ablation (PFA) stand out from traditional treatments for AFib is its precision and safety

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Protecting caregivers from identity theft and fraud

Providence

In today’s tech-driven society, our personal data and information is often easily discoverable, and a single click can sometimes lead to identity theft and fraud. In fact, 33% of Americans have faced identity theft at some point. With numbers like that, no one can afford to leave their online security to chance.

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Infographic: What Is the NCSBN ID?

Health Leaders | Nursing

The NCSBN ID can be used as a unique nurse identifier, according to the organization. Health systems are feeling the effects off the nursing shortages as they try recruit and retain qualified nurses who want to continue being a part of the industry. As more innovative staffing solutions arise, it's up to CNOs and other nurse leadership to take advantage of the systems and tools that are already in place to build a strong workforce.