Health Populi

APRIL 1, 2020

In Gallup’s most recent poll on the most honest and ethical professions in America, nurses, doctors, pharmacists and dentists ranked in the top 5, with nurses topping the list. But the situation still gets worse.

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YouCompli

JANUARY 19, 2022

No department is unaffected; providers, pharmacists, nurses, therapists, technologists, medical assistants, housekeeping, and food services are all confronting ongoing staff shortfalls. Staffing shortages are among the daily challenges facing healthcare organizations as the pandemic drags on. We need to reschedule your appointment.”.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Marc Siegel a professor of medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center, proposing that a universal catastrophic option is the best way forward for health reform; and, Emily Barson and Russ Latino of United States of Care and Americans for Prosperity, respectively, discussing the crucial role of nurses to help meet the nation’s health needs.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

These proposed regulations follow through on the Biden Administration’s commitment made in the 2022 State of the Union to implement the ACA’s requirements regarding transparency in corporate ownership of nursing homes, including by collecting and publicly reporting more robust corporate ownership and operating data.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Wolters Kluwer released a summary of a study this week, to be published in full in 2020, surveying 1,000 consumers (232 of whom had been a hospital inpatient in the past year) and 837 health care providers (a mix of physicians, nurses, and hospital administrators).

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The Digital Health Corner

APRIL 28, 2017

I would add that the enactment (and some would say the design) of the ACA itself spurred payer consolidation. This may be reflected in how physicians, nurses and other clinical personnel are trained, compensated, and included in policy and procedural changes. Clinical applications.

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Health Populi

APRIL 24, 2018

professions saw the first major drop in pharmacists’ reputations, compared with nurses and doctors remaining highly ranked. Note that for the first time in a decade, the Gallup Poll on ethics and honesty in U.S. Typically, pharmacists have ranked first or second in this Gallup poll, but fell to 5th place in the professions in 2017.

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Hall Render

AUGUST 19, 2022

Nursing homes and long-term care facilities face increased turnover, look to new solution to attract workers. Rat infestation closes Veteran Affairs nursing home in Arizona. Deadline to Close Nursing Home Extended by 2 Months. Fired nurse settles lawsuit with California hospital over bachelor’s degree requirement.

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Hall Render

MARCH 31, 2023

in 2022, survey finds Senate votes to end COVID-19 national emergency Why are 600+ rural hospitals at risk of closing? in 2022, survey finds Senate votes to end COVID-19 national emergency Why are 600+ rural hospitals at risk of closing? buys industrial property in Rancho Cordova for $5.12 buys industrial property in Rancho Cordova for $5.12

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

In some of these models, there is a pairing of both nephrologists and primary care physicians, supported by a pharmacist, social worker, nurse practitioners and nurses, behavioral health practitioner, nutritionist and various specialty physicians, such as pulmonary, endocrinology, palliative care and geriatric.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Ransomware attacks against hospitals put patients’ lives at risk, researchers say States, FTC continue to target noncompetes: 3 updates The best hospital in each state, per Newsweek What to know about Stark law’s $9.2M for scholarships Yale New Haven investment leader departs DC D.C.’s

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Check new local medical center report cards Idaho Falls Community Hospital starts stroke survivors support group Ada County commissioners say hospitals get too many tax exemptions. face growing challenges to stay open KENTUCKY BehaVR merges with New York City-based Fern Health For years, a powerful Louisville hospital sued people for unpaid bills.

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Hall Render

MAY 24, 2024

Chicago children’s hospital completes cyberattack recovery CommonSpirit posts $365M quarterly loss, -3.9% Chicago children’s hospital completes cyberattack recovery CommonSpirit posts $365M quarterly loss, -3.9%

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Hall Render

JANUARY 27, 2023

NATIONAL Amazon launches $5-a-month unlimited prescription plan CMS begins publicizing disputed nursing home deficiencies CMS Readies Nursing Home Staffing Mandate Proposal, Reviews Study Recommendations Healthcare workers are unhappy with their pay Kroger Health launches clinical trial site network Local anesthetic drug supply: 132 in shortage, 13 (..)

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Health Populi

MARCH 13, 2019

These people included the official “navigators” conceived and funded by the ACA, certified application counselors, and other people who help consumers identify health insurance plans on the marketplaces. Taken together, these four papers from Health Affairs lead to the following themes: By 2019, patients in the U.S.

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Hall Render

MARCH 29, 2024

after cyberattack CHI St. after cyberattack CHI St. migrants are a housing challenge.

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Hall Render

JULY 1, 2022

90% of Skilled Nursing Pros Say Reimbursement Will Suffer Due to Labor Issues. CMS approves first-ever public option plan for Colorado’s ACA exchange. Moxi the robot joins Elmhurst Hospital staff to help nurses, nurse assistants. Illinois nurse resigns after controversial tweet. Wade reversal. CONNECTICUT.

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Health Law Gurus

DECEMBER 19, 2018

To the contrary, the report’s urge to ease scope-of-practice state laws that limit services delivered by various types of health care professionals received a positive response by the American Nurses Association.

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Hall Render

APRIL 7, 2023

NATIONAL AHA, AHCA warn CMS against unfunded nursing home staffing mandates AHA to Congress: Funding rural hospitals is critical for access AHA-supported bill to aid small rural hospitals reintroduced in Senate Biden won’t veto Republican-led bill ending COVID emergency CVS-branded hospitals?

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

CMS makes nursing home staffing data available for 1st time. Medicare patients win the right to appeal gap in nursing home coverage. Staffing agencies ‘exploiting’ nurse shortage, hospital lobby says in letter urging White House to investigate. Company seeks approval for $48M skilled nursing facility in Anchorage.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

s largest community health center move to unionize DELAWARE Delaware gets top rating for hospital maternity care Delaware system hits funding goal, raises objective ACA enrollment begins, most plan options offered in Delaware marketplace history Nemours Children’s Health Names Delaware Valley Regional President FLORIDA Ascension St.

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Hall Render

JUNE 16, 2023

Vincent’s to begin ER construction, gains CON approval Birmingham CRE firm acquires South Carolina medical office property Encompass Health prepares to open rehab hospital, fill gap in care Nearby ED means more avoidable visits from AL residents, study finds Nurse salaries rose last year, dipped in 2023. emergency rooms D.C.

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Hall Render

MAY 12, 2023

NATIONAL 4 Healthcare Design And Construction Trends To Watch AHA urges court to preserve ACA preventive services requirement pending appeal AI may pose ‘existential threat,’ physicians warn in BMJ Biden’s nursing home staff mandates expected soon CareFirst, Noom program aims to ‘retrain’ the brain of members with obesity, (..)

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Health Populi

MARCH 27, 2019

The millions of people covered by employer-sponsored health plans would also be impacted: the ACA baked in assurances for lifetime caps on personal health spending, as well as guarantees for covering pre-existing conditions. It’s not so obvious to some public policymakers or voters who have chosen to erode the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

In this pandemic time, we vote not just for health care , with concerns about the potential for an ACA repeal from the bench of the newly-re-formed U.S. Supreme Court , to concerns under the larger umbrella of “health.”. In the U.S., voting in 2020 has everything to do with our health baked into every aspect of our lives.

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Hall Render

JUNE 2, 2023

NATIONAL 9 health systems working with Amazon, Microsoft, Apple 293 hospitals at immediate risk of closure AHA chair-elect participates in CEO roundtable on rural health care crisis AHA report demonstrates benefits of 340B program AHA Urges OCR to Suspend or Amend Online Tracking Guidance AMA and others launch collective call for health equity in Rise (..)

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

It would streamline services, vaporize redundancies and confront the costly nursing-home industry. . “Kasich used his first week as governor to issue an executive order: All aspects of publicly funded health care would be controlled by the new Office of Health Transformation.

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Kaiser Health News

APRIL 4, 2024

This week’s panelists are Julie Rovner of KFF Health News, Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins University schools of nursing and public health, Tami Luhby of CNN, and Lauren Weber of The Washington Post. Panelists Joanne Kenen Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico @JoanneKenen Read Joanne's articles.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Americans are roughly split — and/or equally confused — about the differences between three major health reform approaches: Medicare -for-All, improving the existing Affordable Care Act, or replacing the ACA with state-run health plans. Nurses held majority trust across all three political positions for health care reform.

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Kaiser Health News

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

And as we discovered in 2017, when they were trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid is actually pretty popular, too, because it takes care of a lot of people’s grandparents in nursing homes. And, you know, the ACA, or Obamacare, actually made a lot of headway in covering big swaths of the uninsured population.

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