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Lawmakers to reintroduce federal nurse staffing ratio bill

Healthcare Dive

The bill mirrors California’s nurse staffing law which took effect in 2004 and outlines exactly how many patients a nurse in specific hospital units can care for at one time.

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A Travel Nurse Leaves Fears of Hospital Drug Tampering Across Three States

Kaiser Health News

Health officials in at least three states are investigating a travel nurse suspected of tampering with and potentially contaminating vials and syringes of opioid painkillers in two hospitals, then returning the vials to medication cabinets where they could be unknowingly given to patients. Those results haven’t been made public.

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Providence forges a new path with a virtual nursing unit

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Virtual nursing is gaining significant momentum as an effective way to redesign and redistribute nursing workload. Virtual models decrease the burden on nurses delivering direct bedside patient care and leverages nurses that want to continue practicing but may not be able to practice at the bedside by extending their nursing careers.

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Charging Ahead with Enovate Medical and JAR Systems

Healthcare IT Today

A nurse or technician in a hospital is asked to do a patient intake or capture their vital signs. In modern hospitals, the staff are likely to grab a ‘workstation on wheels,” which is a computer on a cart, accessorized with useful tools along with a wireless connection. Or they may grab a tablet or cell phone.

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Telepsychiatry saves east Texas hospitals $18 million over 7 years

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Burke began to look for solutions and reached out to stakeholders – advocates, hospitals, law enforcement, the local university – and formed a network to develop and improve the approach to care. Back in 2004, Fishkind was tasked by the state of Texas to design a plan that could bring psychiatric services to the entire state.

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Weekly Health Care Real Estate Briefing: Insight on Prime Healthcare’s Real Estate Strategy | Senior Living Rebounds | KKR/Healthcare Realty Trust Announce JV

Hall Render

Four years later, Prime now owns the real estate of 40 of its 44 hospitals and is decreasing its debt levels. 1Q 2024 revenue increase year-over-year, and the CEO said the reimbursement landscape for skilled nursing looks encouraging. Two rival hospitals in Scottsdale, AZ are in a zoning dispute.

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Epic, Zoom and mobile app help at-risk clinic volunteers deliver care from home

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Bend clinic installed an electronic health record in 2004 and has a long history of adopting health IT. The ripples of COVID-19 hit especially hard in this community, where many lost jobs in the hospitality and tourism industries. THE PROBLEM. Further, most volunteers are over 60 and at higher risk of COVID-19 complications.

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