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Health Care Realities (DS)
[NPSF-PATIENTSAFETY-L] Nurses fired for reporting concerns about physican practice (MC)
Just when you thought it was safe to report an error- On July 17, Texas Nurses Association filed a formal complaint with the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)… Read more »
New Study Identifies Strategies to Retain Experienced Nurses (DS)
Innovative Staffing, Educational Opportunities, Wellness BenefitsImprove Retention of Nurses, Other Workers at Health Care Agencies Health care organizations can use a variety of strategies, many of which are simple and… Read more »
BMC chief will retire as contract ends in ’10 (MS)
Elaine Ullian, who transformed Boston Medical Center into a hugely successful teaching hospital, announced yesterday that she will retire, amid what could be the hospital’s worst financial crisis in years…. Read more »
Bay State’s pension fund loses nearly $13 billion (PS)
The Massachusetts public pension fund had its worst performance ever in its modern history in the fiscal year that ended June 30, which could become a political issue for Treasurer… Read more »
A future for public unions? (MS)
WHILE working my way through college in the 1960s on a Ford assembly line in Michigan, I was a proud member of the UAW. My union had 1.5 million members…. Read more »
Public unions are pitching in (MS)
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Union leaders face a tall order (MS)
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Call for better regulation of health care from former chair of Nat’l Transportation Safety Board (MC)
Opinion: U.S. Medicine Should Step Up Error Prevention The U.S. could "substantially improve the safety of medicine" and reduce expenses related to medical error by billions of dollars annually by… Read more »
More than Half of Emergency Department Nurses Have Been Physically Assaulted at Work, New Study Finds (DS)
Our nation’s emergency departments are places to receive treatment for injuries, but for thousands of nurses, emergency departments are the sources of injury. A new study by the Emergency Nurses… Read more »