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Our Nursing Home Industry – A National Scandal

HIT Consultant

As a Board-Certified Internist and Geriatrician with over 35 years of providing care in nursing facilities, this sentiment has guided me throughout my career. Far too many of our SNFs have become the worst place to be either as a patient/resident or an employee. The COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated these challenges.

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How the Life Sciences Industry Can Boost Diversity and Inclusion Efforts

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population but only about 6% of practicing physicians, and only 9% of nurses are Latino, Black or Native American. To change this, life science and pharmaceutical companies should: – Convene a high-level steering committee of top KOLs and representatives of patient advocacy groups who are passionate about diversity.

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How Patient Movement Benefits from Standardized Acuity Scoring

HIT Consultant

Nurses and providers typically assess patient acuity and volume at the beginning of their shift, whether formally or informally. Managers use patient acuity to balance nursing assignments, and nursing staff uses it to determine which patient care action should be prioritized next.

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Health Provider News – November 18, 2022

Hall Render

American Hospital Association Throws Weight Behind Nursing Home TNA Legislation. Decades of neglect in nursing homes spur Biden plan for staff mandates. will keep Covid public health emergency in place at least until mid January. 21,000 Kaiser nurses to strike. Nurse practitioner requirements changing in California.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

judgment against nursing home chain over woman’s death Arkansas BCBS names VP of group market U of Arkansas to offer dual DNP-MBA program Unity Health welcomes Jacksonville community to new hospital Baptist Health Opens Behavioral Services Clinic in North Little Rock Arkansas Children’s Hospital gets $2.5