Nursing - News March 27, 2014

Hospitals chart ways to boost care, funding under ACA - The Reporter

Hospitals are getting creative when it comes to meeting tough new mandates in the Affordable Care Act to improve care and increase patient satisfaction - and they're getting paid more as a result.

Study into falls at Worcestershire community hospitals presented - Yeovil Express

PATIENTS at Yeovil Hospital will soon be benefitting from the latest in handheld healthcare technology, following a funding award from the Department of Health.

Halifax nursing strike will impact Islanders - Journal-Pioneer

Prince Edward Island patients receiving treatment in Halifax are being transferred back to P.E.I. and elective surgeries are being cancelled as health officials prepare for a possible nurses strike.

Primary school withdraws road safety wristband - after a child was hurt by one - Theboltonnews.co.uk

A PRIMARY school has withdrawn a road safety wristband and launched an investigation after a youngster needed stitches to his face when one fell apart.

Ga. agency holds nursing assistant job fair - Washington Times

Georgia Department of Labor officials say they're preparing to host a job fair for certified nursing assistants in the Albany area.

U.S. database for tracking Medicaid frauds falls short, auditor says - Reuters

A federal data-sharing system meant to prevent healthcare providers banned from one state's Medicaid program from billing another state's program isn't working as intended, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General.

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