Nursing exam pass rates continue to fall, but don’t expect NCLEX-RN to get easier Penn In the News Atlanta Journal-Constitution Nursing exam pass rates continue to fall, but don’t expect NCLEX-RN to get easier Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing says that no one in the public, herself included, is interested in lowering standards for nurses. Alzheimer’s drug that slows cognitive decline gets FDA approval Penn In the News The Washington Post Alzheimer’s drug that slows cognitive decline gets FDA approval Holly Fernandez Lynch of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Leonard Davis Institute says that the debate over Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab underscores the complicated risk-benefit calculation for patients. Racial differences in access to Medicare plans have health consequences Racial differences in access to Medicare plans have health consequences A study by Penn LDI finds that low access to five-star plans is linked to a high rate of preventable hospitalizations. Abortion, preventive care are among top 2023 health law issues Penn In the News Bloomberg Abortion, preventive care are among top 2023 health law issues Allison Hoffman of Penn Carey Law says that a court decision in Texas against the Biden administration leaves a lot of ambiguity about whether to adhere to federal or state law on abortions. Congress’ pandemic prep effort receives mixed reviews Penn In the News Axios Congress’ pandemic prep effort receives mixed reviews PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel says that Congress’ bipartisan PREVENT Pandemics Act isn’t fixing the aspects that led to a bad COVID response, which doesn’t bode well for future variants and pandemics. Nursing care shortages likely to have predated pandemic Penn In the News HealthDay Nursing care shortages likely to have predated pandemic A study from Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing and colleagues found no evidence that large numbers of nurses left health care during the first 18 months of the pandemic, with significantly better outcomes reported for nurses working in hospitals with better nurse staffing. When we reduce nurses’ workload, fewer patients die Penn In the News NJ.com When we reduce nurses’ workload, fewer patients die An Op-Ed by nurse practitioner student Stefanie Orrico argues for the establishment of a minimum nurse-to-patient ratio policy, featuring a quote from Karen Lasater of the School of Nursing. How a sprawling hospital chain ignited its own staffing crisis Penn In the News The New York Times How a sprawling hospital chain ignited its own staffing crisis Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing says that complexity and lack of transparency in hospital-supplied data necessitates surveys of staff to figure out the truth. Urgent care industry grows as need, business opportunity meet Penn In the News Marketplace (NPR) Urgent care industry grows as need, business opportunity meet Ari Friedman of the Perelman School of Medicine worries that people have become too reliant on urgent care and are skipping preventive care. Home delivery of medications can help improve access, especially when time is tight Penn In the News CNN Home delivery of medications can help improve access, especially when time is tight Rachel Werner of the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics says that it’s hard to balance competing life priorities when getting access to care from a doctor’s office or pharmacy. Load More
Alzheimer’s drug that slows cognitive decline gets FDA approval Penn In the News The Washington Post Alzheimer’s drug that slows cognitive decline gets FDA approval Holly Fernandez Lynch of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Leonard Davis Institute says that the debate over Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab underscores the complicated risk-benefit calculation for patients. Racial differences in access to Medicare plans have health consequences Racial differences in access to Medicare plans have health consequences A study by Penn LDI finds that low access to five-star plans is linked to a high rate of preventable hospitalizations. Abortion, preventive care are among top 2023 health law issues Penn In the News Bloomberg Abortion, preventive care are among top 2023 health law issues Allison Hoffman of Penn Carey Law says that a court decision in Texas against the Biden administration leaves a lot of ambiguity about whether to adhere to federal or state law on abortions. Congress’ pandemic prep effort receives mixed reviews Penn In the News Axios Congress’ pandemic prep effort receives mixed reviews PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel says that Congress’ bipartisan PREVENT Pandemics Act isn’t fixing the aspects that led to a bad COVID response, which doesn’t bode well for future variants and pandemics. Nursing care shortages likely to have predated pandemic Penn In the News HealthDay Nursing care shortages likely to have predated pandemic A study from Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing and colleagues found no evidence that large numbers of nurses left health care during the first 18 months of the pandemic, with significantly better outcomes reported for nurses working in hospitals with better nurse staffing. When we reduce nurses’ workload, fewer patients die Penn In the News NJ.com When we reduce nurses’ workload, fewer patients die An Op-Ed by nurse practitioner student Stefanie Orrico argues for the establishment of a minimum nurse-to-patient ratio policy, featuring a quote from Karen Lasater of the School of Nursing. How a sprawling hospital chain ignited its own staffing crisis Penn In the News The New York Times How a sprawling hospital chain ignited its own staffing crisis Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing says that complexity and lack of transparency in hospital-supplied data necessitates surveys of staff to figure out the truth. Urgent care industry grows as need, business opportunity meet Penn In the News Marketplace (NPR) Urgent care industry grows as need, business opportunity meet Ari Friedman of the Perelman School of Medicine worries that people have become too reliant on urgent care and are skipping preventive care. Home delivery of medications can help improve access, especially when time is tight Penn In the News CNN Home delivery of medications can help improve access, especially when time is tight Rachel Werner of the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics says that it’s hard to balance competing life priorities when getting access to care from a doctor’s office or pharmacy. Load More
Racial differences in access to Medicare plans have health consequences Racial differences in access to Medicare plans have health consequences A study by Penn LDI finds that low access to five-star plans is linked to a high rate of preventable hospitalizations.
Abortion, preventive care are among top 2023 health law issues Penn In the News Bloomberg Abortion, preventive care are among top 2023 health law issues Allison Hoffman of Penn Carey Law says that a court decision in Texas against the Biden administration leaves a lot of ambiguity about whether to adhere to federal or state law on abortions. Congress’ pandemic prep effort receives mixed reviews Penn In the News Axios Congress’ pandemic prep effort receives mixed reviews PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel says that Congress’ bipartisan PREVENT Pandemics Act isn’t fixing the aspects that led to a bad COVID response, which doesn’t bode well for future variants and pandemics. Nursing care shortages likely to have predated pandemic Penn In the News HealthDay Nursing care shortages likely to have predated pandemic A study from Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing and colleagues found no evidence that large numbers of nurses left health care during the first 18 months of the pandemic, with significantly better outcomes reported for nurses working in hospitals with better nurse staffing. When we reduce nurses’ workload, fewer patients die Penn In the News NJ.com When we reduce nurses’ workload, fewer patients die An Op-Ed by nurse practitioner student Stefanie Orrico argues for the establishment of a minimum nurse-to-patient ratio policy, featuring a quote from Karen Lasater of the School of Nursing. How a sprawling hospital chain ignited its own staffing crisis Penn In the News The New York Times How a sprawling hospital chain ignited its own staffing crisis Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing says that complexity and lack of transparency in hospital-supplied data necessitates surveys of staff to figure out the truth. Urgent care industry grows as need, business opportunity meet Penn In the News Marketplace (NPR) Urgent care industry grows as need, business opportunity meet Ari Friedman of the Perelman School of Medicine worries that people have become too reliant on urgent care and are skipping preventive care. Home delivery of medications can help improve access, especially when time is tight Penn In the News CNN Home delivery of medications can help improve access, especially when time is tight Rachel Werner of the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics says that it’s hard to balance competing life priorities when getting access to care from a doctor’s office or pharmacy. Load More
Congress’ pandemic prep effort receives mixed reviews Penn In the News Axios Congress’ pandemic prep effort receives mixed reviews PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel says that Congress’ bipartisan PREVENT Pandemics Act isn’t fixing the aspects that led to a bad COVID response, which doesn’t bode well for future variants and pandemics. Nursing care shortages likely to have predated pandemic Penn In the News HealthDay Nursing care shortages likely to have predated pandemic A study from Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing and colleagues found no evidence that large numbers of nurses left health care during the first 18 months of the pandemic, with significantly better outcomes reported for nurses working in hospitals with better nurse staffing. When we reduce nurses’ workload, fewer patients die Penn In the News NJ.com When we reduce nurses’ workload, fewer patients die An Op-Ed by nurse practitioner student Stefanie Orrico argues for the establishment of a minimum nurse-to-patient ratio policy, featuring a quote from Karen Lasater of the School of Nursing. How a sprawling hospital chain ignited its own staffing crisis Penn In the News The New York Times How a sprawling hospital chain ignited its own staffing crisis Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing says that complexity and lack of transparency in hospital-supplied data necessitates surveys of staff to figure out the truth. Urgent care industry grows as need, business opportunity meet Penn In the News Marketplace (NPR) Urgent care industry grows as need, business opportunity meet Ari Friedman of the Perelman School of Medicine worries that people have become too reliant on urgent care and are skipping preventive care. Home delivery of medications can help improve access, especially when time is tight Penn In the News CNN Home delivery of medications can help improve access, especially when time is tight Rachel Werner of the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics says that it’s hard to balance competing life priorities when getting access to care from a doctor’s office or pharmacy. Load More
Nursing care shortages likely to have predated pandemic Penn In the News HealthDay Nursing care shortages likely to have predated pandemic A study from Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing and colleagues found no evidence that large numbers of nurses left health care during the first 18 months of the pandemic, with significantly better outcomes reported for nurses working in hospitals with better nurse staffing. When we reduce nurses’ workload, fewer patients die Penn In the News NJ.com When we reduce nurses’ workload, fewer patients die An Op-Ed by nurse practitioner student Stefanie Orrico argues for the establishment of a minimum nurse-to-patient ratio policy, featuring a quote from Karen Lasater of the School of Nursing. How a sprawling hospital chain ignited its own staffing crisis Penn In the News The New York Times How a sprawling hospital chain ignited its own staffing crisis Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing says that complexity and lack of transparency in hospital-supplied data necessitates surveys of staff to figure out the truth. Urgent care industry grows as need, business opportunity meet Penn In the News Marketplace (NPR) Urgent care industry grows as need, business opportunity meet Ari Friedman of the Perelman School of Medicine worries that people have become too reliant on urgent care and are skipping preventive care. Home delivery of medications can help improve access, especially when time is tight Penn In the News CNN Home delivery of medications can help improve access, especially when time is tight Rachel Werner of the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics says that it’s hard to balance competing life priorities when getting access to care from a doctor’s office or pharmacy. Load More
When we reduce nurses’ workload, fewer patients die Penn In the News NJ.com When we reduce nurses’ workload, fewer patients die An Op-Ed by nurse practitioner student Stefanie Orrico argues for the establishment of a minimum nurse-to-patient ratio policy, featuring a quote from Karen Lasater of the School of Nursing. How a sprawling hospital chain ignited its own staffing crisis Penn In the News The New York Times How a sprawling hospital chain ignited its own staffing crisis Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing says that complexity and lack of transparency in hospital-supplied data necessitates surveys of staff to figure out the truth. Urgent care industry grows as need, business opportunity meet Penn In the News Marketplace (NPR) Urgent care industry grows as need, business opportunity meet Ari Friedman of the Perelman School of Medicine worries that people have become too reliant on urgent care and are skipping preventive care. Home delivery of medications can help improve access, especially when time is tight Penn In the News CNN Home delivery of medications can help improve access, especially when time is tight Rachel Werner of the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics says that it’s hard to balance competing life priorities when getting access to care from a doctor’s office or pharmacy. Load More
How a sprawling hospital chain ignited its own staffing crisis Penn In the News The New York Times How a sprawling hospital chain ignited its own staffing crisis Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing says that complexity and lack of transparency in hospital-supplied data necessitates surveys of staff to figure out the truth. Urgent care industry grows as need, business opportunity meet Penn In the News Marketplace (NPR) Urgent care industry grows as need, business opportunity meet Ari Friedman of the Perelman School of Medicine worries that people have become too reliant on urgent care and are skipping preventive care. Home delivery of medications can help improve access, especially when time is tight Penn In the News CNN Home delivery of medications can help improve access, especially when time is tight Rachel Werner of the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics says that it’s hard to balance competing life priorities when getting access to care from a doctor’s office or pharmacy. Load More
Urgent care industry grows as need, business opportunity meet Penn In the News Marketplace (NPR) Urgent care industry grows as need, business opportunity meet Ari Friedman of the Perelman School of Medicine worries that people have become too reliant on urgent care and are skipping preventive care. Home delivery of medications can help improve access, especially when time is tight Penn In the News CNN Home delivery of medications can help improve access, especially when time is tight Rachel Werner of the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics says that it’s hard to balance competing life priorities when getting access to care from a doctor’s office or pharmacy. Load More
Home delivery of medications can help improve access, especially when time is tight Penn In the News CNN Home delivery of medications can help improve access, especially when time is tight Rachel Werner of the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics says that it’s hard to balance competing life priorities when getting access to care from a doctor’s office or pharmacy.