20 million strong
Nurses and midwives create a healthier world. No matter what continent we call home, the experience is the same—nurses and…
access to health care
A 200-year perspective on hospital costs and mortality
The New England Journal of Medicine has published an interesting article that traces mortality and hospital costs over 200 years…
A roll-up-your-sleeves kind of hope
To reinvent health care, we need down-to-earth help and a roll-up-your sleeves kind of hope.
ACA improves care
The first two enrollment periods under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) were associated with significantly improved trends in self-reported coverage,…
Advocating for access to safe, quality care
As I write this, the next steps in the GOP’s crusade to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA)…
ANA pays it forward
I am an organizational junkie with no apologies. As many of you know, I started my political activism in nursing…
ANA signs on to letter affirming positive change in U.S. Public Health Service
ANA signs a letter of concern about proposed creation of an Office of the National Nurse.
Collaborating to improve the financial health of health care
Nurses are collaborative by nature, especially when providing patient care. We embrace team-based care, and we welcome family members as…
From Your ANA President
The recently launched Initiative on the Future of Nursing seeks to address the challenges facing the nursing profession and to improve healthcare quality and delivery. It’s time for all nurses to get involved in the effort and become part of the change.
Health promotion and disease prevention in rural communities
Key takeaways Diabetes and risk of diabetes is high nationwide, especially within rural communities with limited access to care. Group…
Healthcare needs a swoosh
Does healthcare need its own type of “swoosh” as a daily inspiration for us to do the right thing without hesitation? Our Editor-in-Chief answers that question and explores the issue of safety in healthcare.
Issues up close
ANA’s House of Delegates recently approved a resolution supporting health
care for all. The author examines the social, economic, and political ramifications of undocumented immigrants’ lack of access to health care.
Issues up close
ANA and nursing organizations work to demonstrate RN’s economic value.
Issues up close
Advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) are increasing in number and in value to the healthcare delivery system. As more people…
Issues up close
Partnership for Patients brings together providers,
hospitals, patients, and government to reduce
preventable hospital-acquired conditions and 30-dayhospital readmissions.
Issues up close
As the health economist for the American Nurses Association (ANA), I’ve been asked, “What will 2013 bring for RNs? Maybe…
Issues up close
Care coordination: Nurses lead the way.
Issues up close
ANA has joined the Partnership for Patients to improve patient safety.
Knowing you can make it
They were the darkest days of World War II. Ships—even those sailing far to the north, above the Arctic Circle—were…
Let’s really celebrate nursing by making a difference together
It’s the time of year when nurses start to reflect on the birth of the founding mother of our profession,…
Looking for signs of hope
Opportunities for nurses keep increasing.
Medicare for all? Why not?
If President Trump really wants a healthcare plan that gives him a big win by covering all Americans, reducing insurance costs, and cutting the cost of healthcare, it could be done. And it would be far better than President Obama’s Affordable Care Act (ACA). Mr. Trump could push Senator Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) bill that makes Medicare available to everyone. And wouldn’t it be a hoot? A Republican president, House, and Senate would finally make universal access a reality. And why not? A single-payer system offers cost-cutting strategies that have succeeded all over the globe.
National Priorities – a guide for nursing pratice
National Priorities give guidelines for the transformation in health care.
Nearly half of patients with hepatitis C on Medicaid denied drug coverage
Nearly 50% of Medicaid patients infected with chronic hepatitis C whose doctors had prescribed newer, life-saving antiviral drugs were denied…
Nursing communication and the gender identity spectrum
It’s a hectic day in the emergency department (ED), where the triage nurse Laura* is interviewing 30-year-old Shawn. Shawn’s girlfriend is…
Nursing’s role in healthcare reform
The 2010 healthcare reform act (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or PPACA) gives nurses new opportunities to deliver care…
Older adults feel burden of healthcare system
Nearly four in ten older adults say that managing their health care needs is difficult for them or their families,…
PR, P4R, P4P, VBP. Connecting the dots with all of the “P’s”
Nursing’s role in pay for performance
Reaching the end game: Total population health
Our editor-in-chief discusses the importance of population health.
Recommendations to make cancer drugs more affordable
A group of 118 leading cancer experts in the U.S. have published recommendations for reducing the high cost of cancer…
SiCKO – A call to action
In 1991, the American Nurses Association published its Nursing Agenda for Health Care Reform, which gained the support of 76…
Study: Despite increased resources, US lags in health outcomes
A study in JAMA reports that despite increased resources for health care, the US lags behind other peer nations in…
Study: ED charges vary widely
Authors of a study published by PLoS ONE found wide variations in emergency department (ED) charges in patients who paid…
Supporting our children’s access to quality health care and our nurses
A Congresswoman who’s also a nurse describes her efforts to improve children’s access to healthcare coverage.
The ‘state’ of state health insurance exchanges
Learn how these exchanges will work.
The business of caring: What every nurse should know about cutting costs
Learn how you can help make a difference in your unit budget.
The most expensive one percent: A case study
What would you do? Let author Leah Curtin know after you read this case study.
The new health insurance marketplace
Our editor-in-chief discusses the upcoming insurance requirement related to the Affordable Care Act and emphasizes the need for nurses to be knowledgeable about the requirements so they can help friends, family, and patients navigate the health insurance marketplace.
The new normal
Welcome to fiscal austerity—the new normal.
To make health care better, I would…
To make health care better, I would… …mandate every patient have a primary RN who knows the patient’s past health…
What to expect from correctional nursing
Takeaways: Correctional nursing is a growing specialty that’s evolving to meet the needs of incarcerated populations in a variety of…
