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Nurse-led clinics are, in most cases, commensurate with standard care; however, they provide more time with patients leading to greater satisfaction.

By prioritizing nurses’ mental health and well-being, healthcare organizations can create a more stable, motivated, and satisfying workforce, thereby improving patient care outcomes.

“A patient who is considered neutropenic, if they spike a low-grade temperature of 100.4, they can go from being alive and well to dead in three hours,” Palmeri testified, explaining why oncologists ultimately withdrew acute hematology services after documenting that nurses “were not checking temperature in the time frames that they’re supposed to check.”

Providers nationwide are experiencing an uptick in health plans denying payments by improperly asserting that providers are not coding their claims correctly.

After private equity acquisition, hospitals on average reduced salaries and staffing relative to nonacquired hospitals, notably in the EDs and ICUs, which are higher-acuity and staffing-sensitive areas.

Judge Patrick Corum ruled that the hospital was profoundly negligent during delivery, describing its care as comparable to giving birth in “the most dangerous place on the planet.”