By Steph Weber – Mdedge Internal Medicine A Pennsylvania urologist is suing his former employer for the alleged illegal enforcement of a noncompete agreement that limits his ability to practice locally for the next 2 years. The lawsuit brings renewed attention to the ongoing public discourse around restrictive covenants for physicians as more state and […]
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AANP News – January 19, 2024 You have an important role in relating to and treating male patients. Nurse practitioners (NPs) understand that each patient population offers unique challenges. This is true for those NPs serving rural communities like Diane McGinnis, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, in Alaska and Micki Lyons, CEO, DNP-C, in Wyoming; those treating patients with hospice and
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Erica Carbajal – Becker’s Clinical Leadership While hospitals and health systems have seen improvements in nurse turnover and recruitment since the height of the pandemic, many continue to have a particularly hard time staffing medical-surgical units. At The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, around 90% of agency dollars are being spent on
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Paige Twenter – Becker’s Hospital Review The American Medical Association has long been advocating against what it calls “scope creep,” or nonphysicians gaining expanded scopes of practice. On Feb. 16, two pharmacist associations fired back. An AMA article in early February said bills seeking to allow pharmacists to diagnose patients based on test results could
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Story by Ryan Wong • Entrepreneur As a young computer developer, I never had any aspirations of being a manager, let alone a CEO. When I started my career some 30 years ago, everybody in my field seemed to be following the so-called IBM model of climbing the corporate ladder — starting at the entry level for
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Clinical psychologists, Dr Sandra Mattar and Dr Nina Thomas, discuss the long-term psychological effects of war and armed conflict on children’s mental health. The American Psychological Association (APA) addressed the United Nations in March 2022 to express concern about the long-term psychological effects of war, particularly on children. They stated, “War and its aftermath have
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Alexis Kayser (Email) – Becker’s Hospital Review What do a shuttered Blockbuster store, a vacant Bed Bath & Beyond and an old funeral home have in common? Hint: They’ve all been scooped up by Hartford HealthCare. The Connecticut health system began acquiring and converting commercial buildings about 15 years ago, Karen Goyette, its chief strategy
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The Walgreens Deans Advisory Council will collaborate to address key issues, including staffing challenges and decreasing pharmacy school enrollment February 5, 2024 4 mins read DEERFIELD, Ill., Feb. 5, 2024 – As a trusted, convenient local healthcare destination that millions of Americans rely on every day, Walgreens is expanding its long-standing relationships with colleges of
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— Equity and infection prevention are cause for concern by Shanina Knighton, PhD, RN February 17, 2024 Knighton is a nurse, scientist, and infection preventionist. By now, you’ve likely heard of the emerging care model of “hospital-at-home,” which enables patients who require acute hospital care to receive it in the comfort of their own homes.
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— Class action lawsuit claims nurses at public hospitals were denied meal, rest breaks by Shannon Firth, Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today February 13, 2024 Three nurses filed a class action lawsuit against the city and county of San Francisco last week, claiming they weren’t given legally mandated meal and rest breaks while working at the
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