At Pathway Medical we are constantly searching for news and information that is most interesting to the nurses and healthcare employers we work with.  Check out this month’s Top Nursing and Healthcare Headlines; giving you insight into news trending in popularity among Pathway Medical’s nursing and healthcare network.

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Preventable readmissions cost the health care system about $25 billion every year
PricewaterhouseCoopers

Report examines what is motivating nurses to look for new jobs
Pathway Medical Staffing

An associate’s degree in nursing is not good enough
HealthLeaders Media

More bad news for nonprofit hospitals
HealthLeaders Media on Moody’s Report

Discharge Planning Checklist for Patients and Caregivers
CMS

Study finds Healthcare Organizations Are Expanding Case Management Services
BeyeNETWORK and ASG Software Solutions

Non Bedside Nurses Gather to Share their Experiences in Non Clinical Nursing
Pathway Medical Staffing

Project RED. Re-Engineered Discharge Helps Reduce Cost of Hospital Readmission
Boston University Medical Center

Hospital Check-ins May Slow Heart Failure Readmissions
USA Today report on Journal of American Medical Association Report

Hospitals Feel Pressure to Maintain Quality Improvement or be Penalized
HealthLeaders Media article on new Pricewaterhouse Coopers Health Research Institute Report