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The nursing shortage remains a significant health care problem which has relied on international nurses to help alleviate. Unfortunately, the backlog of green card petitions will worsen the shortage of nurses in hospitals, as well as nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and hospice care; a perfect storm for managing the healthcare of our vulnerable populations. Click here […]

As US maternal death rates rose in 2021, there is a risk that this trend will continue with the closure of maternity wards or what is considered the development of “maternity care deserts”. Click here to read article.  

Shortage of healthcare providers is a global issue that effects patient, provider, and the healthcare system in general.  The consequences are far reaching and one to be aware of for healthcare providers (including nurses) so that they understand obligations and limitations of practice under the state board.  As staffing shortages become more pronounced, the legal

“In April 2016, government auditors asked a Blue Cross Medicare Advantage health plan in Minnesota to turn over medical records of patients treated by a podiatry practice whose owner had been indicted for fraud.” Click here for full article.

Foreign educated nurses have been used for years to solve our nursing shortage in the US, but is this a sustainable solution as it creates a shortage of nurses in the workers’ home countries? Unfortunately, there is no simple solution to our nursing shortage that will continue to grow to 3.3 million nurses within this decade.

Orthopedic surgeons, especially those that perform robot assisted knee procedures, are “at risk” of hearing loss, especially considering the cumulative exposure over an 8 hour day. Click here for article.

During the worst part of the pandemic, we all read news stories about how hospitals had to rely on staffing agencies in order to ensure adequate staff. Not sure if all of us were aware just how much the hospitals had to pay (as in some ICU nurses commanding $10,000 a week). Missouri and other

The Scope of Practice is incredibly important in potential medical negligence cases. Did the provider practice outside of their scope or within their competency? Was the performed task safely delegated to a non- licensed provider? Was appropriate training available? This article outlines all potential issues related to Scope of Practice. Click here for Article.

This article reviews the evidence for the appropriate use of short PIVCs in hospitalized patients, assesses the ongoing need for PIVCs, provides recommendations for alternative options, and argues for promptly removing a PIVC that is no longer in use. Click here to read more.