• BOSTON , Sept. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nurses and advocates will testify before lawmakers on September 20 to the power of safe patient limits legislation to help solve years of declining hospital patient care quality and fix the underlying causes of the Commonwealth's healthcare staffing crisis. (fox21news.com)
  • Heather Glenn died July 3, 2023, during a confrontation at a southern Indiana hospital. (boston.com)
  • Proposed bipartisan legislation would put in place safeguards such as public comment period to ensure that facilities currently operating as Critical Access Hospitals can't lose their designation overnight. (dailyyonder.com)
  • Senators on Thursday unveiled bipartisan cannabis banking legislation, pushing forward an initiative that's cleared the House several times but hasn't yet made it through the Senate. (wkbn.com)
  • (AUSTIN, Texas - May 22, 2019) Texas patients no longer will receive surprise bills for out-of-pocket costs for emergency or unplanned health care services as the Texas Legislature yesterday passed patient-friendly and free-market legislation to end surprise medical billing. (tha.org)
  • Since the beginning of the 2019 legislative session, Texas hospitals have supported legislation that eliminates surprise medical bills for patients and preserves hospitals' in-network status to ensure access to care when patients need it. (tha.org)
  • One is a PDF document which contains Form CMS-10079 (2019) and includes the 2019 Occupational Mix survey HOSPITAL form and instructions and definitions. (cms.gov)
  • The second file is an excel spreadsheet that has two tabs: One is the 2019 Occupational Mix survey form that HOSPITALS MUST complete and submit to their Medicare Administrative Contractor. (cms.gov)
  • The second tab contains the 2019 Occupational Mix survey hospital instructions and definitions. (cms.gov)
  • CMS requires that hospitals use the excel spreadsheet when hospitals submit their 2019 Occupational Mix survey data to their Medicare Administrative Contractor. (cms.gov)
  • Sharps injuries among hospital workers in Massachusetts by department from 2015-2019. (cdc.gov)
  • Michigan has lost a high of about 1,700 staffed hospital beds since 2020 because of workforce shortages. (michiganbusinessnetwork.com)
  • However, data from the Massachusetts Sharps Injury Surveillance System from 2002 to 2020 show that sharps injuries in 89 hospitals in the system were consistently highest in the operating and procedure rooms [1]. (cdc.gov)
  • U.S. Representatives Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) and Antonio Delgado (D-N.Y.) joined forces last week to introduce the bi-partisan Protecting Rural Access to Care Act, which would protect rural hospitals with the Critical Access Hospital (CAH) designation. (dailyyonder.com)
  • Every year since, 2009, SHM has awarded the Master in Hospital Medicine (MHM) designation to those members who reach the apex of distinguished prestige in the hospital medicine community. (the-hospitalist.org)
  • In an effort to protect rural hospitals, two members of Congress are introducing legislation that will rein in the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services. (dailyyonder.com)
  • The legislation will also require the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) to use public notice and comment periods for any future guidance or regulation changes. (dailyyonder.com)
  • If the cardiology institute works in Southeast Michigan, Grant said it is possible that McLaren might adopt the model at the other eight acute-care hosptials it owns in Michigan, similar to how it integrates cancer care between its hospitals and outpatient centers with Karmanos Cancer Institute . (crainsdetroit.com)
  • The legislation features a different approach to developing nurse-patient limits in each unit of acute care hospitals than Question 1, the ballot question put forward by the MNA in 2018. (fox21news.com)
  • Texas hospitals applaud state lawmakers for passing legislation that serves as a model for the nation of how to protect consumers while avoiding increased health care costs or limiting access to care," said Ted Shaw, THA president/CEO. (tha.org)
  • Indian lawmakers have approved a data protection legislation that seeks to better regulate big tech firms and penalize companies for data breaches. (wjbf.com)
  • NEW DELHI (AP) - Indian lawmakers Wednesday approved a data protection legislation that "seeks to better regulate big tech firms and penalize companies for data breaches" as several groups expressed concern over citizens' privacy rights. (wjbf.com)
  • Several opposition lawmakers and digital experts say the legislation would allow the government and its agencies to access user data from companies and personal data of individuals without their consent as well as collect private data in a country where digital freedoms have been shrinking since Prime Minister Narendra Modi took office in 2014. (wjbf.com)
  • Amid an aggressive backlash, state lawmakers should stop actively undermining US human rights obligations and repeal discriminatory laws, and the federal government should both enact comprehensive legislation to safeguard LGBT people's rights and enforce existing civil and human rights guarantees. (hrw.org)
  • Massachusetts lawmakers are filing legislation this week that would mandate nurse-to-patient ratios - following in the footsteps of Washington and Oregon with a statewide push toward safe staffing. (beckershospitalreview.com)
  • Oregon lawmakers will consider nurse staffing legislation this session that is opposed by hospitals but backed by the state's largest nurses union, the Oregon Capital Chronicle reported Jan. 18. (beckershospitalreview.com)
  • Did you mean topic:"child health services - legislations & jurisprudence" ? (nshealth.ca)
  • Did you mean topic:"delivery of health care - legislations & jurisprudence" ? (nshealth.ca)
  • Results of search for 'su:{Legislation, Hospital. (who.int)
  • Despite legislation changes in 2000 and advances in sharps safety technology, several studies have found surgical sharps injuries failed to decrease during a time when nonsurgical sharps injuries decreased significantly (see Figure 1) [2-5]. (cdc.gov)
  • Founded in 1930, the Texas Hospital Association is the leadership organization and principal advocate for the state's hospitals and health care systems. (tha.org)
  • One of the largest hospital associations in the country, THA represents 452 of the state's non-federal general and specialty hospitals and health care systems, which employ some 400,000 health care professionals statewide. (tha.org)
  • Section 304(c) of Public Law 106-554 amended section 1886(d)(3)(E) of the Social Security Act and requires CMS to collect data every 3 years on occupational mix of employees for each short-term, acute care hospital participating in the Medicare program. (cms.gov)
  • We retrospectively screened the Bordeaux University microbial superinfection in patients who had no risk factors Hospital Vascular Infections database for patients for acute Q fever. (cdc.gov)
  • This legislation seeks to promote greater adoption of and reimbursement for telemedicine services within Medicaid and private insurance," said Rep. Mack, chair of the Health and Human Services Reform Committee. (mnhospitals.org)
  • By convening a committee of economic experts who will recommend a new minimum pricing model for all of New York State, the legislation also seeks to address the extremely low prices in the industry that create hardships for nail salons, which are overwhelmingly small businesses. (nysenate.gov)
  • THERE HAVE BEEN renewed calls for the government to legislate for the X Case following the death of a 31-year-old woman who was denied an abortion at University Hospital Galway. (thejournal.ie)
  • A protest calling for legislation for abortion when a woman's life is in danger will be held outside the Dáil this evening. (thejournal.ie)
  • A number of groups advocating for abortion legislation have said Savita's death increases the pressure on the current government to introduce laws based on the Supreme Court ruling. (thejournal.ie)
  • With Republican Gov. Susanna Martinez now publicly vowing to support pro-life legislation and the liberally-bent Albuquerque Journal calling for a vote on a late-term abortion ban, there is hope that the first-ever piece of pro-life legislation may actually make its way into law. (operationrescue.org)
  • If it becomes law, this legislation will save some babies, and some are better than none, especially in a state that currently has no restrictions on abortion whatsoever. (operationrescue.org)
  • The Irish government is debating an expert group's 58-page report on abortion that advocates abortion legislation and abortion regulation, the Irish newspaper The Independent reports. (catholicnewsagency.com)
  • Ui Bhrian said such legislation would make Ireland follow the British approach to abortion, a system "anathema" to most Irish people. (catholicnewsagency.com)
  • While the Irish government has considered changes to abortion law since January, controversy erupted after the Oct. 28 death of Savita Halappanavar in a Galway hospital. (catholicnewsagency.com)
  • There have been a number of recent articles and campaigns detailing, often from a personal perspective, how legislation restricting access to abortion will harm women's health. (ourbodiesourselves.org)
  • This strategy proposes priority actions covering legislation and regulation, resource mobilization, multisectoral action, service delivery, data innovation and research. (who.int)
  • A spokesperson for University Hospital in Galway was not immediately available to comment on the case. (thejournal.ie)
  • Eric Bromwell, D-Baltimore County, is working on legislation that would prohibit the contract provision, so pharmacists can inform patients when out-of-pocket costs are lower than insurance copays. (healthcareforall.com)
  • 3. Mr. Bromwell modeled the legislation off a similar law Connecticut enacted Jan. 1. (healthcareforall.com)
  • Following its clearance from Parliament, Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan said : "The Online Safety Bill is a game-changing piece of legislation. (yahoo.com)
  • India passes data protection legislation in Parliament. (wjbf.com)
  • The auditor-general and the attorney-general continued to tangle on Thursday over the status of the latter, and what Europe's premier anti-corruption body has to say on the issue, on the back of a discussion in parliament of proposed legislation that would render the attorney-general's office a completely autonomous agency. (cyprus-mail.com)
  • We appreciate the work from the Michigan Legislature and Gov. Whitmer in passing this funding that will support hospital workers and help solve staffing shortages that persist throughout healthcare. (michiganbusinessnetwork.com)
  • If the legislation passes, Maryland would be the sixth state to ban pharmacy benefit manager gag orders behind Connecticut, Maine, Louisiana, North Dakota and Georgia. (healthcareforall.com)
  • Savita Halappanavar had originally presented to the hospital on 21 October complaining of severe back pain. (thejournal.ie)
  • Strathcona County will continue to monitor any developments or changes to the Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Act and other provincial and federal legislation. (strathcona.ca)
  • Factors associated with physical injury or police involvement during incidents of workplace violence in hospitals: findings from the first year of California's new standard. (cdc.gov)
  • In California, hospitals are required to report incidents of violence towards workers to the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (CalOSHA) using an online reporting system that went into effect in 2017. (cdc.gov)
  • Not only are hospitals asked to treat patients who have been chemically contaminated at remote sites, but as repositories of hazardous materials themselves, they are potential sites of hazardous materials incidents. (cdc.gov)
  • Filling these job openings would increase statewide inpatient hospital capacity, expand service availability and assist in the transition of care outside of a hospital. (michiganbusinessnetwork.com)
  • Existing telemedicine programs across the state have already made a dramatic impact in better access to health services and improving quality outcomes, like lower patient transfer and readmission rates, faster access to specialists, shorter hospitals stays and better survival rates. (mnhospitals.org)
  • Nurses' concerns about hospital patient care quality reached an all-time high this year, according to The State of Nursing in Massachusetts survey , with trends showing that understaffing and nurses not having enough time with patients are getting considerably worse. (fox21news.com)
  • Digital experts also fear that the legislation will weaken the landmark Right To Information law - passed in 2005 - that allows citizens to seek data from public officers, such as salaries of state employees. (wjbf.com)
  • I am pleased to join the NY Healthy Nail Salons Coalition and Senator Jessica Ramos in sponsoring this important worker's rights legislation," says State Assemblymember Harry Bronson (D - AD138), Chair of the Assembly Economic Development Committee. (nysenate.gov)
  • State of Victoria, 'Hospitals and Charities Act 1922 (Vic): An Act to amend the Law relating to Hospitals and Charities. (findandconnect.gov.au)
  • In its review of the United States' record on civil and political rights, the United Nations Human Rights Committee (HRC) condemned a flood of discriminatory state legislation restricting the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. (hrw.org)
  • Heather Glenn tried to subdue Hubert, 34, at the hospital with an electronic device and arrest him, but it was ineffective, Indiana State Police said. (boston.com)
  • Hospital lawyers in Florida have convinced the Florida Supreme Court to delay a new state amendment that gives patients the "right to know" about past mistakes made by doctors and medical facilities, according to the Insurance Journal . (frithlawfirm.com)
  • That hospital, in the northeast part of the state, is now offering $30,000 sign-on bonuses for night nurses, among other financial benefits for staff, according to a Jan. 25 report in The Fort Morgan Times. (beckershospitalreview.com)
  • The Breen Foundation has been working with state medical boards and hospitals to remove stigmatizing mental health and substance abuse questions from licensing and credentialing applications. (medscape.com)
  • Planning should integrate hospital personnel, equipment, and supply needs into state and local hazmat plans. (cdc.gov)
  • Of course, the hospitals are arguing that the amendment should not be retroactive and the patients and attorneys are arguing that the amendment should be retroactive. (frithlawfirm.com)
  • Without that restriction, hospitals and doctors would be overwhelmed trying to provide 'any records' as called for by the amendment. (frithlawfirm.com)
  • This is a timeline of reproductive rights legislation, a chronological list of laws and legal decisions affecting human reproductive rights. (wikipedia.org)
  • Inpatient and behavioral health units had significantly reduced odds of a reported incident resulting in police involvement when compared to other locations within the hospital. (cdc.gov)
  • Through the Premier Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration CMS aims to see a significant improvement in the quality of inpatient care by awarding bonus payments to hospitals for high quality in several clinical areas, and by reporting extensive quality data on the CMS web site. (cms.gov)
  • It is the successor to Greenville Memorial Hospital. (fitsnews.com)
  • The confrontation occurred at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Tell City, across the Ohio River from Kentucky. (boston.com)
  • In exchange for higher rates of reimbursement on Medicare and Medicaid patients, in an effort to keep those hospitals open in rural areas. (dailyyonder.com)
  • The demonstration involves a CMS partnership with Premier Inc., a nationwide organization of not-for-profit hospitals, and will reward participating top performing hospitals by increasing their payment for Medicare patients. (cms.gov)
  • On September 20 , nurses caring for patients in diverse hospital settings across Massachusetts , as well as elected officials and academic researchers, will make it abundantly clear that the only way to truly improve patient care and make frontline nursing sustainable as a profession is to set evidence-based limits on the number of patients a nurse cares for at one time. (fox21news.com)
  • Lower Umpqua Hospital in Reedsport, Oregon is an example of a Critical Access Hospital, a facility that, among other things, provides 24/7 emergency care services and is located more than 35 miles from another hospital by primary roads, or more than 15 miles from another hospital via mountainous terrain or secondary roads. (dailyyonder.com)
  • The shooting occurred inside the hospital, near the emergency room, Sgt. (boston.com)
  • Besides expanding cardiology clinic access points, another method Grant wants to use to improve patient volumes is increase communication with patients to encourage followup care after they are seen in McLaren emergency departments or discharged from hospitals. (crainsdetroit.com)
  • The legislation would apply prospectively when a municipality creates an "incentive district" TIF over territory served by township fire and emergency medical services. (bricker.com)
  • Hospitals are a crucial link in the community response system for emergency preparedness planning. (cdc.gov)
  • Emergency Medical Services system can best be achieved by hospital staff, including physicians, fully participating at local meetings for hazardous materials (hazmat) planning and protocol review. (cdc.gov)
  • Hospitals must acknowledge their role as a component of the communitywide emergency response system. (cdc.gov)
  • Hospital administrators need to familiarize themselves with the contingency plans of other participants, such as fire, police, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and health departments, and understand what services are expected from hospitals. (cdc.gov)
  • Not every hospital in an area needs to have an emergency department capable of handling hazardous materials patients. (cdc.gov)
  • The hospital and emergency medical responders are key components of the local response system. (cdc.gov)
  • Head injuries account for 62% of bicycle-related deaths, for 33% of bicycle-related emergency department visits, and for 67% of bicycle-related hospital admissions. (cdc.gov)
  • In addition, approximately 33% of all bicycle-related emergency department visits and 67% of all bicycle-related hospital admissions (5,8) involve head injuries (1,4,5). (cdc.gov)
  • The approach featured in the new MNA safe patient limits legislation is like that taken by California when it enacted a safe patient limits law in 1999 and implemented it in 2004. (fox21news.com)
  • University of Pennsylvania Professor of Nursing and Sociology Linda H. Aiken, PhD, RN, FAAN, who has studied California's nurse-patient limits and is the world's preeminent researcher on the topic, submitted written testimony in support of the MNA legislation. (fox21news.com)
  • Is Hospital Nurse Staffing Legislation in the Public's Interest? (bvsalud.org)
  • This funding will directly benefit hospital workers and play an important role in helping to support hospitals experiencing a generational workforce shortage. (michiganbusinessnetwork.com)
  • The Hill ) - A supply shortage means a drug that can prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants won't have a major immediate impact, children's hospitals said, and they are preparing for a surge in admissions this respiratory disease season. (fox40.com)
  • The legislation will limit cross-border transfer of data and provide a framework for setting up a data protection authority to ensure compliance from tech companies, Information Technology and Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. (wjbf.com)
  • Proponents of the legislation have long been saying a data protection law is necessary for a country like India where financial fraud and data leaks are rampant, adding that it could act as a crucial step to protect people's information from commercial and political exploits. (wjbf.com)
  • The UK's Information Commissioner Office (ICO) has been asked to investigate whether privacy rules were breached when data collected from hospitals was uploaded to cloud servers operated by Google. (pinsentmasons.com)
  • The groups' complaint relates to an agreement the former NHS Information Centre (NHSIC) in England put in place with PA Consulting which enabled the consultancy business to gain access to pseudonymised patient data recorded in hospitals. (pinsentmasons.com)
  • Even if the Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) dataset stored in Google's cloud services does not contain a patient's name or NHS number, the data there may be easy to link to a specific individual and hence will often constitute sensitive personal data," the privacy groups said in their complaint to the ICO. (pinsentmasons.com)
  • Despite legislation and improved technology, data from Massachusetts hospitals show that sharps injuries have increased in the operating room (OR) [1]. (cdc.gov)
  • The Massachusetts data highlight a gap and the need to establish a national surveillance program that would help hospitals develop further measures to prevent sharps injuries. (cdc.gov)
  • Sen. Hancock, Sen. Whitmire, Rep. Oliverson and Rep. Martinez Fischer are to be praised for passing legislation that upholds the covenant that hospitals and care providers forge with their patients to do no harm. (tha.org)
  • However, all hospitals should be capable of performing decontamination and basic care since some patients may come in on their own and not through EMS systems. (cdc.gov)
  • Maintaining the sustainability of our healthcare workforce is a universal priority for all Michigan hospitals and health systems," said MHA CEO Brian Peters. (michiganbusinessnetwork.com)
  • Representatives of Minnesota hospitals stood with legislators today in support of legislation that will bring new access to high-quality, cost-effective health care to all of Minnesota's most remote citizens. (mnhospitals.org)
  • Ohio municipalities that use tax increment financing (TIF) to support economic development should be aware of significant legislation that was recently approved by the Ohio House of Representatives. (bricker.com)
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is laying off 337 employees to reduce costs amid widespread hospital financial challenges, according to a U.S. Department of Labor filing. (beckershospitalreview.com)
  • But on May 2nd the South Carolina House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation that will increase the number of hospital beds and services available to our residents. (americansforprosperity.org)
  • Results: Four hundred eight hospitals submitted reports using the new incident reporting system. (cdc.gov)
  • In turn, the hospital must be familiar with these plans and know how to use them if it is involved in a incident that overwhelms its capabilities. (cdc.gov)
  • This could guide and monitor efforts to prevent these exposures among hospital healthcare workers. (cdc.gov)
  • LANSING, Mich. - Gov. Whitmer signed House Bill 4016 today, appropriating $75 million for the recruitment, retention, and training of hospitals workers. (michiganbusinessnetwork.com)
  • The first of its kind in the United States, the legislation (bill numbers forthcoming), would create a nail salon industry council made up of workers, employers, and government officials. (nysenate.gov)
  • Participation in the demonstration is voluntary and open to hospitals in the Premier Perspective system as of March 31, 2003. (cms.gov)
  • Despite the planned changes referring to material accessed by adults, the former argue the legislation does not go far enough to protect people from the swathes of harmful content online. (yahoo.com)
  • Currently, in order to qualify as a CAH, a hospital has to be at least 35 miles from the nearest hospital, or have been certified as a necessary healthcare services provider prior to 2006. (dailyyonder.com)
  • Two hospitals affiliated with Flint-based McLaren Healthcare Corp. have launched the McLaren Cardiovascular Institute to expand heart services in Southeast Michigan at McLaren Macomb and McLaren Oakland hospitals. (crainsdetroit.com)
  • Des suggestions ont été formulées pour mettre sur pied des services psychiatriques à l'attention de populations spécifiques, créer des services communautaires de soins de santé mentale, améliorer la recherche et la formation dans le domaine de la santé mentale et mettre à niveau les systèmes d'informations annuelles sur la santé mentale en utilisant des technologies informatiques de pointe. (who.int)
  • In fact, many communities have centralized such services into one major area hospital or trauma center. (cdc.gov)
  • Another bill, introduced in the Senate, is SB 437, which requires physicians that do abortions to maintain hospital privileges within 30 miles of the facility where the abortions are done. (operationrescue.org)
  • this hospital, but we need some additional money, as contemplated in this bill. (google.ca)
  • As just one example, several hospitals across Greater Minnesota have direct access to an interventional neurologist from St. Cloud Hospital's Stroke Center, assisting in fast diagnosis and treatment decisions from highly trained specialists that can save lives. (mnhospitals.org)
  • Rural hospitals designated as Critical Access Hospitals must be 35 miles by primary roads or 15 miles by secondary roads from the nearest other hospital, among other requirements. (dailyyonder.com)
  • What Is a Critical Access Hospital, or CAH? (dailyyonder.com)
  • Widespread access [to the new antibody drug] will take time across many sectors of the pediatric population and won't have as great an impact on volumes this immediate respiratory season," the Children's Hospital Association said in a statement. (fox40.com)
  • Hours before St. Margaret's Health-Peru (Ill.) is scheduled to temporarily close, the hospital issued an apology to employees and the community for the way the news was delivered. (beckershospitalreview.com)
  • Planning requires the involvement of an array of community institutions, including fire and police departments, and community hospitals. (cdc.gov)
  • In addition, bicycle helmet legislation and community educational campaigns are evaluated. (cdc.gov)
  • The guidelines are based on a review of literature on bicycle-related injuries, bicycle helmets, and the evaluation of legislation and community programs. (cdc.gov)
  • In addition, it is envisaged that the new legislation will also clarify existing provisions. (mhc.ie)
  • Under the demonstration, hospital performance will be based on evidence-based quality measures for inpatients associated with several clinical areas. (cms.gov)
  • However, when assay for C. burnetii at BUH and Bayonne Hospital, clinical samples (e.g., blood, vascular graft tissue) then sent the samples to the French National Refer- test positive for bacterial infection, no recommen- ence Center (Marseille, France) for species confi rma- dation exists for screening for additional microor- tion ( 6 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Optimally, hospital staff should be represented on planning committees that develop and periodically review these contingency plans. (cdc.gov)