‘If I don’t get a break, someone could die’
Filed under: Healthcare Finance, Healthcare Human Resources and Staffing News, Healthcare Legal & Compliance, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Practice Management
A nurses’ group just filed lawsuits against four hospitals, claiming their practices of cutting nurses’ breaks short are endangering nurses and patients. Read more
Hospital fined for violating safety standards
Filed under: Healthcare Legal & Compliance, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Practice Management
Nurses’ inadequate access to key infection control equipment and related safety violations have landed one hospital in hot water with several federal agencies. Read more
State offers lukewarm approval for assisted suicide
Filed under: Ethics, Health care/Treatment trends, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views
A recent ruling by the Montana Supreme Court was seen as a win for proponents of physician-assisted suicide. But it stopped short of declaring the practice a right. Read more
EHRs in rural areas have huge impact on improved patient care
Filed under: EMR & EHR - Electronic Health Records, Health care/Treatment trends, Healthcare Technology News, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication, Practice Management
There’s new evidence that EHRs significantly improve overall care in rural areas by allowing health care providers to work with more patients in the same amount of time. Read more
