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Closed Hospital Owes Former Employees $2 Million in Alleged Wage Theft

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The Madera Community Hospital in California closed its doors in January after struggling to pay its bills. But a member of the board recently confirmed that the hospital still owes some $2 million to former employees in the form of unused vacation time, sick time, and other compensation time based on the facility’s records.

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CNOs Share Their Hopes (And Fears) for Virtual Nursing

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Trinity Health announced it will introduce virtual nursing at its hospitals in Michigan and Ardent Health Services plans to do the same in New Mexico. I believe that our future will continue to incorporate virtual nurses as a way to transfer knowledge from more seasoned nurses to our newer nursing workforce.

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Understanding Transitional Care Management in Reducing Readmissions

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Transitional care management (TCM) plays a critical role in reducing hospital readmissions by ensuring patients receive proper care and support as they transition from the hospital to home. By focusing on follow-up care, medication management, and patient education, TCM addresses the primary factors leading to readmissions.

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Texas Jury Renders $10 Million Verdict in Novel Corporate Practice of Medicine Case

Healthcare Law Insights blog

2] For years the physician group that filed suit (all board-certified hospitalists) had a direct contract with a hospital system. Under that contract, in exchange for a stipend, the group provided around-the-clock hospitalist services several of the system’s local hospitals.

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Countdown Checklist L8, T-minus 2: Catch Up Dictations

Connect Care Bytes Blog

Dictate any pre-launch admission or transfer notes Launch 8 inpatient facilities are supported for dictation of admission histories, transfer notes, consultation reports and discharge summaries. The same applies for Consults performed in the coming week for patients expected to still be in-hospital post-launch.

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The Importance of CPR Certification for Nurses: A Comprehensive Guide

Minority Nurse

Ensuring CPR certification means you are on hand with the knowledge to help save a life in or out of the hospital. Hospitals Have the Latest Equipment–We Don’t Need CPR According to The Joint Commission, crash carts with missing or expired items make up the top three list of hospital problems.

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SWAT RNs: Supporting Bedside Leaders with Clinical Judgment

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Conclusion Mr. Salzo, transferred to an oncology unit, begins cancer treatment. Alert and anxious, use of accessory muscles of respiration, respiratory distress RR- 32 breaths per minute and labored, BP- 143/88 mm Hg, T- 100.3 and HgB- 7.2 The bedside nurse leader provides him with education about his new diagnosis.

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