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Millions More Are Insured, But Barriers to Care Persist
Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, millions more Americans are insured. However, that does not mean all these new customers can access healthcare without any trouble. If someone bought an individual plan or if someone is on Medicaid, they encounter more barriers to care than those who are on employer-sponsored health insurance plans, according to the authors of a recent study.
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New Possibilities With Preregistration If It Happens Earlier
An Alabama-based health system reports the successes (and challenges) of an ongoing preregistration project.
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Must-Have Metrics to Track Productivity of Centralized Schedulers
Some patient access departments are moving toward centralized scheduling, where appointments are booked all in one place. There are many advantages to this; still, tracking productivity is a challenge.
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In-Network Hospital Patients Still Receive Surprise Bills From Providers
Surprise medical bills have been debated in state- and federal-level policy discussions, media reports on individual patient experiences, and recent academic literature. Now, there are new data on just how often these surprise out-of-network bills are sent.
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Drug-Diverting Nurse Linked to Infected Patients
An ED nurse in Washington state who admitted to stealing opioids and other drugs intended for patients has been linked to hepatitis C virus infections in at least 12 people who sought care in the ED, the CDC reports.
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Attacks, HCW Deaths Undermine Ebola Response
Violent attacks on caregivers and other factors are contributing to the spread of Ebola virus in an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The number of healthcare workers infected has risen to 81, including 27 who have died of Ebola, the World Health Organization reports.
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The Emergency Department Management of Precipitous Delivery and Neonatal Resuscitation
Emergency department providers should be familiar with the correct procedures to manage pregnancies, births, and subsequent neonatal resuscitations when they occur unexpectedly in the ED.
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AOHP Updating Ergonomics Guidance
The Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare is updating its guidance on ergonomics for new employee health professionals, emphasizing the basics while providing links to key resources.
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Hospital Staffing Disclosures Are Alternative to Ratio Laws
With states finding it difficult to pass nurse-patient staffing ratio mandates like the one in California, staffing disclosure laws in the name of transparency have emerged as something of a compromise.
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Eight in 10 Critical Care Nurses Report Abuses
A survey of 8,080 critical care nurses found that 86% experienced at least one incident of verbal or physical abuse, sexual harassment, or discrimination in the past year, the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses reports.