Representing more than 16,000 registered nurses in the state, the Washington State Nurses Association has filed lawsuits against four hospitals for failing to provide nurses with adequate rest and meal breaks, according to a WSNA news release.
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An employee of AnMed Health in Anderson, S.C., is suing her employer over its mandatory flu shot policy, according to a Spartanburg Herald-Journal report.
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City is hiring additional nurses due to an increase in patients, according to a Chicago Tribune report.
An investigation has found hundreds of physicians receiving payment from drug companies have been accused of professional misconduct, were disciplined by state boards or lacked credentials as researchers, according to a ProPublica report.
The credit ratings of nine different hospitals and health systems were downgraded by various ratings agencies from Sept. 15-Oct. 15, 2010, according to a report from HFA Partners.
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A new report by Fitch Ratings has found that the credit quality of non-profit California hospitals remains strong despite the severity of the economic downturn and other operating challenges unique to the state, such as California's mandate to seismically retrofit…
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has released its 2010 Medicare Payment Basics series, a set of free payment primers that can be used to educate staff and others about Medicare payment systems, according to a report by the Healthcare Financial…
A new study finds little correlation between the CMS process of care measures and a hospital's death or complication rates for surgery, casting doubts on the usefulness of the agency's Hospital Compare measurements for the public, according to a report…
Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee are asking why HHS has taken out $3 million in TV ads lauding healthcare reform during the election season, according to a report by the Hill.
City officials in East Cleveland, Ohio, are displeased over the Cleveland Clinic's decision to consolidate its level II adult trauma services, according to a Plain Dealer report.