Nursing - News February 2, 2011

UPMC Threatens Fines If Doctors Don't Wash Hands ( WTAE-TV)
Officials at UPMC Presbyterian hospital in Pittsburgh say doctors could face fines up to $1,000 if they don't wash their hands in an effort to combat an antibiotic-resistant bacteria that infected at least five patients last month Holly Lorenz, the hospital's chief nursing officer, tells the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review that no doctors or other ...

More Doctors Must Join Nurses, Administrators In Leading Efforts To Improve Patient Safety, Outcomes (RedOrbit)
Efforts to keep hospital patients safe and continually improve the overall results of health care can't work unless medical centers figure out a way to get physicians more involved in the process.

NHS 'overspends 500m on basics' (BBC)
NHS hospitals in England could save around A 500m a year if they improve the way they buy everyday supplies, a report says.

For-profits may be cherry-picking hospice patients (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
For-profit hospices may be cherry-picking the least costly, most lucrative patients, potentially putting the nonprofit industry at a financial disadvantage, a study suggests.

Medicaid cuts could force hundreds of Texas nursing homes to close (KHOU-TV Houston)
Hundreds of nursing homes across Texas warn they're at risk of closing if state lawmakers don't change the proposed 33-percent cut from Medicaid-funded nursing care.

Give Madiba space - doctors (Daily News)
Let Nelson Mandela rest. This is the message from medical teams monitoring and nursing the former president to recovery.

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Most U.S. adults not keeping high cholesterol in check (CTV.ca)

Worse, not all those treated are managing to control the problem, according to a new government report.

Hospitals request rides for critical staff (Toledo Blade)

Toledo area hospital are requesting rides from motorists with SUVs or other four-wheel drive vehicles for their doctors, nurses and other critical staff Wednesday morning.

Solaris lays off executives in wake of president's resignation (Courier News)

Less than two weeks after its president and CEO abruptly resigned, the parent company of JFK Medical Center and a collection of health-care services at the former Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center site in Plainfield has confirmed the elimination of 40 additional positions, the "majority" of which were filled by high-ranking executives, an official ...

Rogers Man Drives Doctors, Nurses To Work In Snow (KHOG-TV Fort Smith)

One man has made it his mission to help those who don't get snow days. Tim Janacek runs a service called Angels On Ice and takes doctors, nurses and hospital administrators to work in the most treacherous conditions.

For-profits may be cherry-picking patients (Northwest Herald)

CHICAGO – For-profit hospices might be cherry-picking the least costly, most lucrative patients, potentially putting the nonprofit industry at a financial disadvantage, a study suggests.

For-Profit Hospice Patients More Likely To Require Lower Skilled-Care Needs, Longer Lengths Of Stay (RedOrbit)

An examination of data from a nationally representative sample of patients discharged from hospices demonstrated that compared with nonprofit hospice agencies, for-profit hospices had a higher percentage of patients with diagnoses associated with lower skilled-care needs and longer lengths of stay, according to a study in the February 2 issue of ...

Husson unveils $15M expansion (Bangor Daily News)

Husson University President Robert Clark announces during a press conference Tuesday that a major new campus construction project will begin in April.

High Blood Pressure and High Cholesterol Out of Control (PRWeb)

Two out of three U.S. adults with high cholesterol and half of U.S. adults with high blood pressure are not being treated effectively, according to the latest Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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