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Nurses: You Must Insure Your Legal Protection

The Health Law Firm

Are you a traveling nurse? Are you a nurse who works for a hospital or nursing home? Are you a nurse who works in a doctor's office? Are you the nurse who is going to tell me: "I think I have insurance coverage through my employer?"--WRONG! Not professional license complaint defense insurance.

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Where telehealth can help curb the mental health staffing shortage

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

how streamlined licensing and credentialing can help with the psychiatrist shortage. How can telehealth, combined with streamlined licensing and credentialing, help solve the nation's current psychiatrist shortage? An average doctor's appointment across the U.S. Telehealth, however, does so directly and immediately.

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Get Prepared – Newly Mandated Cultural Competency Training for Illinois Healthcare Providers

Healthcare Law Blog

2450, which will require that on or after January 1, 2025, Illinois-licensed health care professionals complete one (1) or more continuing education hour(s) dedicated to cultural competency before renewing a license or registering to practice in the state. Summer associate not yet licensed to practice law. Pritzker approved H.B.

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Health Provider News – June 10, 2022

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Alabama doctors launch nation’s first follow up clinic for snakebites. Report: Mesa nursing home fined $500 after negligence leads to resident’s death. Police ID suspect in attack on doctor, nurses at Southern California hospital. California nurses plan for potential 2nd strike of 2022.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

CT’s Medicaid reimbursement rates lower than peer states: report Better safety training, reporting, escorts for CT home health care workers focus of new legislation D.C. What they say sets them apart. Acquisition of BCBSLA Paused a Second Time It was the biggest health care deal in Louisiana history.

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Health Provider News

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million for rural hospital expansion Hospices in Arizona & other states receive scrutiny over concerns of fraud, waste & abuse Phoenix Children’s Building New 44,000-Square Foot Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Firefighters oppose Banner’s planned $400M hospital There’s a growing nurse shortage in Arizona.

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Health Provider News – April 22, 2022

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GAO investigating private equity ownership of nursing homes. This nursing home chain reported the highest COVID death rate. Order to Expire Requiring Masks in Nursing Homes, Hospitals. Major Connecticut hospitals, nursing homes to continue requiring masks despite end of state mandate.