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Sweet Land of Immunity

Bill of Health

Taffy for the nursing homes, lollipops for the device manufacturers…. for protecting the not-sovereign sovereigns: “governments must have discretion”. (to The post Sweet Land of Immunity appeared first on Bill of Health. But in the crisis, immunities rained down, Tossed freely around like candy at a 4th of July parade.

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Carceral Health Care Is Designed to Fail

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Carceral health care occurs within a regulatory vacuum. There are no national mandatory standards governing health care access or delivery behind bars. Some states have adopted minimum standards for prisons, jails, or both, but in Louisiana , the standards governing health care in jails have not been updated since 1980.

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Nursing License Verification: Necessary, But Complex

Provider Trust

Some additional nursing facts include: The U.S. government estimates that >200,000 new RN positions will be created each year from 2016 to 2026. Most healthcare services involve some sort of care by nurses including private practices, primary care clinics, home health, nursing homes, hospices, and more.

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The Pandemic Prison

Bill of Health

The pandemic prison has utilized several of the worst features of incarceration as a foundational part of how the institution governspublic health” for its captives. Abolitionists and other critics of mass incarceration joined incarcerated people in proclaiming that prison ran counter to public health.

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Here are the major issues facing healthcare in 2021, according to PwC

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” For this report, PwC’s Health Research Institute surveyed 2,511 American consumers, 128 health plan executives, 153 healthcare provider organization executives, and 124 pharmaceutical and life sciences executives in August and September 2020. For example, nursing homes were hit hard by the virus.

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Health Provider News – August 19, 2022

Hall Render

CDC, amid criticism for COVID-19 response, plans reorganization as public health threats grow. Joint Commission’s New Accreditation Standards Tackle Health Disparities. Nursing homes and long-term care facilities face increased turnover, look to new solution to attract workers. UC San Diego Health names new CIO.

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Health Provider News – March 25, 2022

Hall Render

Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act becomes law. Here are the top health systems by patient reviews. Hospital stays for nursing home residents down nearly 9%, federal data shows. 12 million dollar drug lab, mental health center coming to Dothan. Huntsville Hospital to launch new nurse training program.