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| January 14, 2010 |
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The future of nursing starts now |
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Testing, testing...EHRs |
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Health IT workforce grants available |
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Open letter to American public: Get the H1N1 vaccine |
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Health spending growth slowest since 1960 |
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The future of nursing starts now |
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Several Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins journals are working with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and other organizations by publishing articles and other resources that support the RWJF Future of Nursing initiative. Use these resources to help make a difference.
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Testing, testing...EHRs |
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Electronic health record vendors and hospitals can apply to participate in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services testing process of EHRs related to ED throughput and stroke and venous thromboembolism by e-mailing a letter of interest to [email protected]. The deadline for submission has been extended to February 1.
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Health IT workforce grants available |
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Four-year colleges and universities are eligible to apply for $32 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grants to support university programs to rapidly train health IT professionals. Applications are due by January 25.
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Open letter to America public: Get the H1N1 vaccine |
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More than 30 healthcare organizations urge the public to get vaccinated against H1N1 flu in an open letter to the American people, published by the CDC.
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Health spending growth slowest since 1960 |
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U.S. health spending grew 4.4% in 2008, its slowest rate in nearly 50 years, according to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services data.
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Coming in Nursing Management's February issue |
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- So good it's unreal: The value of simulation education
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- Is this ethical? You decide
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