A Medscape poll published October 2, 2017 reports that he majority of healthcare professionals said they have been experienced and been the victims of verbal and physical violence in the work place. This study surveyed nearly 2400 healthcare workers, including nurses, physicians, pharmacists and other providers, about workplace violence following the death of Tracy Sin-Yee… Read More
According to an August 3, 2017 CNN report by Caitlin Ostroff and Ciara Bri’d Frisbie, Sixteen percent of mainland America is 30 miles or more from a hospital. The lack of adequate financing of rural hospitals may make this worse. Medicaid cuts could close even more rural hospitals This can especially effect trauma, cardiac neurological… Read More
This November 16, 2016 This November 25, 2016 newspaper article written by Bill Hanna in the Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram talks about the problems with rural hospitals closing in Texas. Excerpts In some areas of West Texas and the Texas Panhandle, the nearest hospital can be as far as an hour away. Since 2013,… Read More
The Kaiser Family Foundation website looks at where the healthcare dollar goes. Apparently $2.3 trillion was spent on healthcare in 2010 Hospital care—31 percent Physician/clinical services—20 percent Retail Rx drugs—10 percent Net cost of health insurance—6 percent Investment—6 percent Other health, residential, and personal care—8 percent Other professional services—7 percent Nursing home care—5 percent Home… Read More
It is impossible to determine from a discharge diagnosis or a chief complaint who has an emergency medical condition and who can be seen later in another setting. We can all recount stories of someone triaged as at a low level and was determined by the physician to have require emergency surgery or have a… Read More
