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Web Exclusive: Understanding MLR Waiver Requests
For the most part, the basis for requesting -- and being granted -- an MLR waiver falls into a single category: fear...
Web Exclusive: Rural Hospitals Fight to Block $16B in Federal Cuts
As political power players in Washington continue to bicker and wrangle over the country's debt ceiling crisis, rural...
Obama aministration shelves doctor ’mystery shoppers’ plan
The Obama administration said Tuesday that it had shelved plans for a survey in which "mystery shoppers" posing as...
Top Democrats reject new plan to cut Medicare spending
Leading Congressional Democrats immediately recoiled Tuesday from a new proposal to cut $600 billion in Medicare...
ERs turn more violent as government help shrinks for volatile mentally ill, addicted patients
Violence against nurses and other medical professionals appears to be increasing around the country as the number of...
Colorado Hospital Evaluates Missed Opportunities in Rapid Response Teams
Over the past five years, rapid response teams have been brought to the forefront of American hospitals. Initiatives...
Healthcare Leadership, Policymakers Should Listen to Nurses, Says Gallup Survey
A new Gallup Survey of opinion leaders from across the country found that most believe nurses should have greater...
Raises for nurses, doctors in British Columbia called unfair, secretive
Doctors and nurses in British Columbia are being offered salary increases as part of an extension and "labor market...
Data and Difficult Decisions
With CMS reporting requirements continuing to increase, healthcare organizations may eventually be forced to choose...
Nursing ratios save money and lives
A bill that is now before the Massachusetts Senate would ultimately ensure the safety of hospital patients while...