NursesNOW Roundup March 2025
Our monthly round up of nurses news, from the associations, providers, hospital systems, and nurses themselves.
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Industry Leaders Are ‘All In’ On Pharmacy Interoperability
The Pharmacy Workgroup aims to close gaps in pharmacy interoperability by identifying and operationalizing information that pharmacists need to access and share with other providers and payers.
AHCA Releases 2025 Policy Priorities For A Better Way
The American Health Care Association (AHCA) unveiled its 2025 policy priorities, “The Better Way,” encouraging the Trump Administration and Congress to work with nursing homes to protect access to care and prepare for a growing elderly population.
Bipartisan Representatives Reintroduce MATCH IT Act of 2025
MATCH IT Act 2025 would create an industry standard definition for the term “patient match rate” — to allow measurement of patient match rates across the healthcare system – improving standardization of patients’ demographic elements.
CommonWell Health Alliance Launches Healthcare Marketplace To Advance Interoperability
CommonWell Health Alliance announced it is launching the CommonWell Marketplace, a platform designed to connect healthcare providers with innovative solutions that enhance interoperability and improve patient care.
Talent Tuesday: Flexibility Rivals Pay as Top Driver of Nurse Satisfaction in 2025
Hallmark’s 2025 Evolving Healthcare Workforce Trends Survey. The results signal a major shift in priorities–flexibility is now on par with pay as a defining factor in workforce decisions, reshaping how healthcare organizations must adapt to attract and retain talent.
Talent Tuesday: Building the Workforce of the Future at HIMSS25
The 2025 HIMSS Global Conference & Exhibition will host decisive conversations focused on healthcare workforce development, staff retention, employee wellness and clinician burnout.
AMA: Physician Enthusiasm Grows for Health Care AI
The use of augmented intelligence (AI)—often called artificial intelligence— in health care evokes greater enthusiasm and less apprehension than it once did among a growing number of physicians, according to a new survey by the American Medical Association.
AMA Backs Bill to Block Medicare Cuts
A bipartisan group of 10 House members introduced a bill recently to stop the 2.83 percent cut in Medicare payments to physician practices this year while providing a 2 percent payment update, aiming to stabilize physician practices and protect patients’ access to care.