Healthcare Law Insights blog

JUNE 8, 2023

2] For years the physician group that filed suit (all board-certified hospitalists) had a direct contract with a hospital system. With no other practical choice according to the hospitalist group, it terminated the subcontract with the management company and immediately filed suit.

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Nurse.com

JANUARY 5, 2023

The patient filed a medical malpractice claim against the medical center that initially treated him, the physician who was the PA student’s clinical supervisor, the RN who treated his knee and lower leg injuries, and the PA student. The defendants filed Motions for Summary Judgment, which the trial court granted for all of the defendants.

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The Nurse Break

JUNE 22, 2022

Also, I am acutely aware of the irony of me sitting at my desk, surrounded by receipts that aren’t organised or filed in any cohesive order, while I write this blog!! Professional Indemnity Insurance Medical/Nursing Journals Last years accountants fee for filing your return Travel to and from your accountant’s office to file your return.

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Nurse Practitioners in Business

JANUARY 23, 2023

Some states may offer used equipment such as filing cabinets, chairs, desks, bookcases, and the like when they remodel. In fact, I was able to pick up excellent chairs for my waiting room at our state surplus store at a fraction of the retail price.

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Celayix

APRIL 16, 2024

In fact, according to SHRM, the average cost of onboarding is around $4,100 per new hire! Make it official: Ensure the worker gives a signed letter of resignation and the necessary department keeps it on file in case it is needed at a later date. Any company files should be stored away correctly.

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Empowered Nurses

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Criminal charges will be filed. In fact, Maya could not even talk to her mother. Now there are allegations of sexual misconduct by a male employee who entered her room and stared at her private parts which he forced her to show. Fortunately, the jury saw differently and learned the truth.

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Scrubs

JANUARY 22, 2024

The integration of a healthcare document scanner can turn this tide, digitizing paper records swiftly and making sure that health practitioners spend more time with their patients and less with their file cabinets. In fact, once a document scanner is brought into the mix, many healthcare providers wonder how they ever managed without it.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Now, in a trial set for late March 2023, a jury is set to determine whether a whistleblower and the general counsel for a competing health system engaged in malicious prosecution and tortious interference by filing a qui tam against a West Virginia hospital. The trial is set to begin on March 27, 2023, in Wheeling, West Virginia.

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Nurse.com

MARCH 14, 2023

Facts of the case During a night shift, a staff nurse at a nursing home and a certified nursing assistant (CNA) needed to turn a patient living with obesity. The RN filed an administrative review case in state court. But it can be an uphill battle, especially if the facts are not on your side, as was the case here.

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The Nurse Sabbatical

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

A fun fact is that I have practiced as a nurse practitioner longer than I have practiced as a nurse. Senior year of high school, I found myself working in a file room at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital In Boston. However, the file room was next to an office with cardiac nurse practitioners.

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Daily Nurse

APRIL 17, 2023

Depending on the unique facts of the case, and state law, healthcare facilities that employed these nurses could face medical malpractice actions from patients who these individuals treated. Again, these cases would depend on the patient’s allegations of injury, the unique facts of the case, and state law.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

JUNE 22, 2023

According to pre-trial defense filings, a key argument from the physician was that Medicare paid for chelation claims for eight years with no review or audit. And so, according to the Justice Department, the Georgia physician falsely claimed to Medicare that his patients suffered from heavy metal poisoning.

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Nurse.com

AUGUST 16, 2022

Patient’s Husband Files Wrongful Death Case. The patient’s husband filed a lawsuit against the physician and the healthcare facility. The husband supported his allegations by filing an expert report from a physician who stated how the allegations listed by the husband breached the standards of care for the nursing staff and physician.

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Communication 52

Nurse.com

JULY 11, 2022

The RN was also accused of not updating patient care plans, but she stated she had, in fact, done this and had taken screen shots of her updates. Subsequently, the RN was confronted by the administrator who said she had failed to do the assessment (although the RN says she found her assessment in the facility shredder box).

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Nurse.com

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Facts of the case. Almost four years later, the former patient filed a lawsuit against the physician who ordered the morphine, a nurse caring for her in the ICU, and the healthcare organization after trying, to no avail, to mediate the incident with the hospital. A female patient underwent surgery after she slipped and fell at work.

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Licensing 52

Scrubs

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The facts and evidence uncovered during the litigation made it abundantly clear that FIGS’ marketing claims that were the focus of the case were unauthorized, misleading and deceptive. Following the filing of the litigation, FIGS ceased making those claims.

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Continuing Education Education 52

IntelyCare

APRIL 7, 2023

This nurse lawsuit is a good reminder that states that allow PAGA-type actions add an extra incentive to workers to file employee misclassification actions. At IntelyCare, we don’t dance around the fact that we are the employer of our W2 nurses; we invest in their training, and we directly manage and supervise them at every point.

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Scrubs

AUGUST 29, 2023

In fact, research shows that the more hours a nurse works in a shift, the less likely he or she may be to escape call lights or other patient needs. In fact, the numbers went down. What’s not so common is the routine of taking a short break to unplug and recharge during those long workdays.

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American Nurse

JANUARY 3, 2024

The facts are these—AI is already here, it’s not replacing anyone (yet), and it holds enormous promise for building value around nursing care with opportunities we can’t even imagine today. hai.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/2020-09/AI-Definitions-HAI.pdf Ortiz S. Newer nurses may fear that it will replace them. Stanford University.

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American Nurse

MARCH 25, 2024

Some have since filed lawsuits, alleging that employers caused illness, distress, and death by failing to provide personal protective equipment. I think these may be honest beliefs,” she suggested, “reinforced by the fact that respirators triple in price whenever they’re needed.”

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

To best position the nursing home for the most successful outcome at the appeal hearing, the facility must follow specific rules and requirements as it discharges or transfers the resident and the facility must ensure it documents all necessary facts along the way. 19 CSR 30-82.050(2)(A)-(F). 19 CSR 30-82.050(4)(B). 19 CSR 30-82.050(5).

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Nurse.com

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

An administrative complaint was filed by the licensing board, alleging the violations stated earlier. The nurse filed objections to the proposal, but the licensing board entered a final order adopting the hearing examiner’s findings and revoked the RN’s license. The RN filed an appeal to the state court of appeals.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

AUGUST 15, 2023

That settlement involved one of Maine’s largest provider groups, Martin’s Pointe Health Care, which like many providers had created its own managed care plan years back, and found itself in the Justice Department’s crosshairs when its manager of “Medicare Risk Adjustment Operations” filed a qui tam in 2018 alleging wrongful chart review. [1]

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

However, when a plan member files a lawsuit challenging the administrator’s denial of the member’s benefits, a court can consider the conflict of interest as a factor in whether the administrator’s denial was arbitrary and capricious.

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Promotion 52

Celayix

AUGUST 29, 2023

In fact, this is a critical element of effective employee scheduling. These errors impact employees, who might ultimately file a complaint or involve their union steward to resolve the matter. In fact, we consider ourselves experts in the field. This is important for many reasons. That’s a mess that schedulers want to avoid.

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Business 52

Nurse.com

APRIL 27, 2022

The patient and his wife filed a lawsuit against the surgeon who initially treated him, alleging that he was negligent for not providing him with proper wound care instructions. The plaintiffs filed a request for a new trial based on juror misconduct. The court ordered a new trial, and the surgeon appealed that order. judicial system.

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Nurse.com

APRIL 11, 2023

Since a deposition is part of a filed case, if you are a named defendant, a notice is sent to your attorney. The deposition is no place for your attorney to be surprised and unprepared to hear facts that you did not share beforehand but that the opposing attorneys may know.

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Nurse.com

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Reported facts of the case. The patient’s widow and three adult children filed a lawsuit alleging: The patient was the victim of systemic abuse, mistreatment, theft, inappropriate restraint, and overmedication. The nursing home and staff filed a Motion for Summary Judgment before the trial court.

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Licensing 52

Relias

MARCH 15, 2022

In fact, Gallup estimates that it costs 50% to 200% of the annual salary to replace an employee who has chosen to leave. In fact, researchers have found that adult learners who enrolled in blended learning outperformed learners who attended in-person instruction. Do you sift through stacks of employee files and spreadsheets?

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Go4

AUGUST 11, 2022

The perk of being an RN is that you don’t necessarily have to be a W2 employee to make a living, you could in fact be a 1099 employee either primarily or in addition to your full time W2 job! Be your own CEO, gain tax write offs, file that LLC paperwork, save money and grow your professional career with us! So, where to start!?

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Every Nurse

JANUARY 8, 2023

For you, blood is just part of life and nothing more; in fact, if anything, blood fascinates you. You probably have multiple tabs and files open on your computer at this very moment. Related Articles 14 Most Interesting Facts About Nursing Why Choose a Career in Nursing? Blood doesn’t freak you out. But not you.

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IntelyCare

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

In late January 2023, the Department of Justice filed charges against 25 individuals in Florida alleging they participated in an intricate wire fraud scheme that awarded a fake nursing diploma to over 7,600 aspiring nurses. The fact that so many individuals were awarded a fake nursing diploma has a huge impact on nursing.

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American Nurse

JULY 5, 2023

In fact, this “rule” doesn’t come from The Joint Commission. CMS fast facts. data.cms.gov/sites/default/files/2023-03/CMSFastFactsMar2023.pdf The unannounced survey process fact sheet. No beverages at the nursing station is one of the most common misunderstood rules. Rather, it falls under the leadership standard (LD.04.01.01),

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Nurse Abnormalities

JUNE 13, 2019

File Name: Do not forget about your file name. Most likely, your employer will see the file name for your resume. Even if I do not change much on the resume, I always change the file name and include my name. Do not use a bunch of fluffy words, only facts. If you are a second degree RN, you might need two pages.

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Celayix

JULY 18, 2023

Stick to the facts, avoid emotional language, and provide evidence where possible. Documentation can be kept digitally, or on paper in a physical file. This is one step that is often overlooked, but in reality is one of the most important steps. Remember, this is not an opportunity to air your personal grievances with an employee.

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American Nurse

APRIL 2, 2024

Nursing faculty shortage fact sheet. aacnnursing.org/news-information/fact-sheets/nursing-faculty-shortage Benner P. hrsa.gov/sites/default/files/hrsa/advisory-committees/nursing/reports/nacnep-17report-2021.pdf American Nurse Journal. 2024; 19(4). Doi: 10.51256/ANJ042432 References American Association of Colleges of Nursing.

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Preceptors Professional Development Self-Care Education 52

American Nurse

JULY 1, 2023

Instead, use a podcast hosting platform that stores and delivers your audio and video files to your subscribers. Pick your podcast hosting service Hosting your podcast on your website can pose bandwidth issues. American Nurse Journal. 2023; 18(7). Doi: 10.51256/ANJ072324 References Barnes JH, Choby G, Carlson ML.

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