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Perceptyx Announces Winners of 2024 EX IMPACT Awards

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

TEMECULA, Calif., April 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Perceptyx , the global leader in employee experience (EX) transformation, today announced the winners of its inaugural EX IMPACT Awards, which honor the ways companies discovered insights, acted on results, and impacted their employees’ experience using Perceptyx’s People Insights Platform.

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  • TEMECULA, Calif., April 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Perceptyx , the global leader in employee experience (EX) transformation, today announced the winners of its inaugural EX IMPACT Awards, which honor the ways companies discovered insights, acted on results, and impacted their employees’ experience using Perceptyx’s People Insights Platform.
  • The EX IMPACT Awards recognize people-first organizations making a difference in workplace culture.
  • “The EX IMPACT Awards recognize organizations that use the Perceptyx People Insights Platform to improve their employees’ experience,” said Kirsten Helvey, Chief Customer Officer at Perceptyx.
  • “This EX Impact Award showcases the potential this type of strategy carries not only for our organization but others as well!”

American Oncology Network Expands to Hawaii, Welcomes New Practice to Network

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024

HONOLULU, April 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Oncology Network (AON) (Nasdaq: AONC), one of the nation’s fastest-growing community oncology networks, is pleased to announce its expansion into Hawaii and welcomes Hawaii Cancer Care to the network.

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  • HONOLULU, April 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Oncology Network (AON) (Nasdaq: AONC), one of the nation’s fastest-growing community oncology networks, is pleased to announce its expansion into Hawaii and welcomes Hawaii Cancer Care to the network.
  • “Our goal at AON is to partner with independent community oncology practices to further close the cancer care gap,” said Todd Schonherz , AON’s chief executive officer.
  • “We are happy to be partnering with American Oncology Network,” said the physicians at Hawaii Cancer Care.
  • The practice already has a comprehensive menu of cancer care services that are valuable to patients at every stage in their diagnosis.

IEN Survey Report Press Release

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

The new report is based on a fall 2023 survey of Ontario-based IENs who are not working as nurses; this group is seldom represented in health care workforce data.

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  • The new report is based on a fall 2023 survey of Ontario-based IENs who are not working as nurses; this group is seldom represented in health care workforce data.
  • Among more than 750 survey respondents, some 50 percent said they intended to apply for nursing registration but had not yet begun the process.
  • “The survey results provide evidence to support a focus on those IENs who have not yet even begun the registration journey,” said WES Board member Paolo Varias.
  • A full copy of Counting on Care: A Survey of Internationally Educated Nurses Not Working as Nurses in Ontario can be found on WES.org .

Nurse.com’s 2024 Nurse Salary and Work-Life Report Reveals Workplace Violence and Mental Health Concerns

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

For the first time in this biennial survey, nurses were asked about their experiences with workplace violence and how their job affected their mental health and wellness.

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  • For the first time in this biennial survey, nurses were asked about their experiences with workplace violence and how their job affected their mental health and wellness.
  • Many nurses also expressed a need for greater emphasis on physical and mental health.
  • “Workplace violence in any healthcare setting impacts both staff well-being and patient care quality.
  • Participation in this study increased significantly from the 2022 Nurse Salary Research Report , with 3,662 nurses surveyed this year.

Real Time Medical Systems Brings Post-acute Care Focus to NAACOS Spring 2024 Conference

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Real Time Medical Systems (Real Time), the industry leading, KLAS Rated, and HITRUST Certified post-acute analytics solution, announced today its presence at the National Association of ACOs (NAACOS) Spring 2024 Conference on April 10-12, 2024.

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  • Real Time Medical Systems (Real Time), the industry leading, KLAS Rated, and HITRUST Certified post-acute analytics solution, announced today its presence at the National Association of ACOs (NAACOS) Spring 2024 Conference on April 10-12, 2024.
  • Real Time joins CMS officials, ACO leaders, and policy insiders in Baltimore, MD, to demonstrate how providers can reduce hospital admissions/readmissions, minimize length of stay, and improve care coordination in the post-acute setting through Real Time’s interventional analytics platform.
  • The session takes place on Thursday, April 11, 2024, at 7:30am – 8:15am.
  • “I thoroughly enjoy speaking to the NAACOS audience,” states Phyllis Wojtusik, RN.

Arizona College of Nursing Appoints New Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Academic Officer

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

LAS VEGAS, April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Arizona College of Nursing announced two additions to its executive leadership team. Dominick Muracco, J. D., joins the organization as Chief Compliance Officer and General Counsel while Jason Dunne, DNP, MSN, RN, steps into the role of Chief Academic Officer.

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  • Dominick Muracco joins the company as Chief Compliance Officer, while Jason Dunne is named Chief Academic Officer
    LAS VEGAS, April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Arizona College of Nursing announced two additions to its executive leadership team.
  • Dominick Muracco, J. D., joins the organization as Chief Compliance Officer and General Counsel while Jason Dunne, DNP, MSN, RN, steps into the role of Chief Academic Officer.
  • As Chief Compliance Officer, Muracco will lead regulatory partnership efforts, including the College's continued compliance and program expansion efforts.
  • Prior to joining Arizona College of Nursing, Muracco served as the Chief Compliance Officer for Hertz.

GOODWIN UNIVERSITY RECEIVES STATE APPROVAL FOR NEW LPN PROGRAM

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

EAST HARTFORD, Conn., April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Goodwin University is excited to have received state approval to launch a new Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) certificate program to help further address an ongoing nursing shortage across the state of Connecticut.

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  • EAST HARTFORD, Conn., April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Goodwin University is excited to have received state approval to launch a new Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) certificate program to help further address an ongoing nursing shortage across the state of Connecticut.
  • The LPN program is led by Dr. Vivienne Friday, Dean of the School of Nursing and Health Professions, and Karyn Therrien, Director of the LPN program.
  • The Goodwin program will be offered at its East Hartford campus as well as at the University of Bridgeport campus in Bridgeport, CT.
    Goodwin responded to a similar need in 2004 by launching its first nursing program.
  • "The addition of the LPN program will help ensure our academic offerings are in sync with the workforce needs."

NFID Announces 2024 Recipients of Prestigious Awards

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

BETHESDA, Md., April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) has announced the 2024 recipients of the prestigious NFID awards honoring outstanding individuals who have made significant and lasting contributions to public health through leadership, scientific achievement, philanthropy, and policy work. The following awards will be presented at the 2024 NFID Awards Gala in Washington, DC in September 2024:

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  • BETHESDA, Md., April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) has announced the 2024 recipients of the prestigious NFID awards honoring outstanding individuals who have made significant and lasting contributions to public health through leadership, scientific achievement, philanthropy, and policy work.
  • The following awards will be presented at the 2024 NFID Awards Gala in Washington, DC in September 2024:
    Seth F. Berkley, MD, of the Pandemic Center of Brown University, will receive the 2024 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Humanitarian Award in recognition of his work as an innovative entrepreneur, a pioneer in global health, and a champion of equitable access to vaccines.
  • The awards will be presented at the 2024 NFID Awards Gala and Silent Auction, a black-tie fundraising event scheduled for September 19, 2024, in Washington, DC.
  • All contributions support the NFID mission to educate the public and healthcare professionals on the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases.

Tyler ContinueCARE Hospital Celebrates 20 Years of Providing a Culture of Compassionate Patient Care

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

PLANO, Texas, April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Tyler ContinueCARE Hospital, Community Hospital Corporation's (CHC) first Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH), has come a long way since its opening two decades ago.

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  • PLANO, Texas, April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Tyler ContinueCARE Hospital, Community Hospital Corporation's (CHC) first Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH), has come a long way since its opening two decades ago.
  • Since admitting its first patients on May 17, 2004, Tyler ContinueCARE Hospital has served more than 11,000 patients from Tyler and surrounding communities.
  • Tyler ContinueCARE Hospital occupies space and purchases certain ancillary services from its host hospital, CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Hospital-Tyler.
  • Tyler ContinueCARE Hospital was awarded the CIHQ LTACH Center of Excellence in 2016, the first Texas hospital to receive this award.

NAHQ Announces 2024 Board Members

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Monday, April 8, 2024

CHICAGO, April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Association for Healthcare Quality® (NAHQ) has announced its new board members and leadership positions: Patricia Resnik, MJ, MBA, RRT, FACHE, CPHQ, CHC, CHPC, as its 2024 president; April M. Taylor, MS, MHA, FACHE, CMQ/OE, CLSSBB, CPHQ, CPPS, as president-elect; Cathy Duquette, PhD, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, CPHQ, FNAHQ, as secretary/treasurer; and Sheranda Fesler, PhD, RN, RNC-NIC, NE-BC, CPHQ, CPPS, FNAHQ, as chair of the individual strategic advisory council.

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  • "It is an honor to welcome these industry leaders as they step into their new roles on the board.
  • "It is my privilege to serve as the NAHQ president this year with such a distinguished group of quality colleagues," Resnik stated.
  • "As my work with NAHQ deepens each year, so does my affinity for and dedication to its purpose and vision.
  • "I am deeply honored to bring my experience, passion and commitment to healthcare quality and safety to my role on the NAHQ board," said Fesler.