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Are you an “empty nester”? Winn Baggs wants a job and more on Nurse Talk, where laughter is the best medicine.
Casey Hobbs and Shayne Mason talk with RN and President of CNA\NNOC, Malinda Markowitz about hospitals engaging in a systematic strategy to “take away” patient care. This is not something in the future, it is happening all over our country right now. Why patients and […]
So many families are faced with taking care of their elder parents or a family member struggling with long term health issues. Where do you turn? Heard of an Eldercare Manager? Check it out. Creative Counseling For Elders & Families http://creativecounseling.org/kira-reginato/ Kira shares a story […]
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Nurses leading the way to a PATIENT BILL OF RIGHTS in California. Hosts Casey Hobbs & Shayne Mason talk with RN and President of California Nurses Association
At the bedside, patients count on nurses to safeguard their health, to help them understand their treatment plans and options, and to support them when it becomes necessary to stand up to hospital systems that limit the care they need. Patients now need nurses more […]
As patient advocates, nurses play an important role in keeping hospital systems balanced toward the interests and well-being of patients. Hospital corporations, as a consequence, often look to eliminate nurses when their plans for hospital restructuring are likely to put patients at risk.
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are the fastest growing trend in US healthcare. ACOs are a new payment model premised on a business arrangement among hospitals, payers, and other investors. This episode discusses how ACOs threaten to leave the most vulnerable patients without the healthcare they […]
Guided by incentives provided by the PPACA, most hospitals have increased their use of Electronic Health Records. However, many of the programs on the market are designed to do much more than simply record patient information. They are sold to CEOs as a way to […]
Hospitals nationwide are treating patients more like customers than people in need of high quality healthcare. This episode looks at the consequences for nurses and their patients of turning healthcare into a customer service industry.
