The HealthLeaders CNO Exchange will meet this week to talk about the best strategies for meeting the industry where it’s at and growing a sustainable future for nursing. CNOs are facing many healthcare complexities in 2026 as new policies roll out and turn the industry on its head. Between federal funding cuts, higher cost of living, and attacks on access to healthcare and education, the nursing workforce has never been more at risk. Burnout levels continue to skyrocket as patient acuity and workplace violence incidents persist, and a recent report predicted that 40% of the current nursing workforce will disappear in the next five years. From April 22-24, the members of the HealthLeaders CNO Exchange will meet in West Palm, Florida, to talk about the best strategies for meeting the industry where it’s at and growing a sustainable future for nursing. Financial sustainability As cost of living rises and workload burdens keep growing for nurses, CNOs will need to take another look at compensation models and structures to keep up with the current financial landscape. The Exchange members will discuss how to further define the value of nursing with tangible ROI metrics. Length of stay, denial reduction, and concurrent utilization review are all important measurements of how a health system is performing, and CNOs must be able to demonstrate how nurses have a direct impact on them. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(“dfp-ad-hl_native1”); }); Members will also focus on how to design a meaningful nursing dashboard and focus on revenue-generating performance improvement by…
