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Primary care news round-up (9th May to 15th May 2024)

Practice Index

The scheme was introduced in 2018 as part of the GP contract and allowed long-term, interest-free loans of up to 20% of the value of a practice. NHS England said hospitals had faced a record April for emergency department attendances and admissions, but there were improvements to ambulance response times.

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HIPAA Violation Cases

The HIPAA Journal

In OCR’s last round of HIPAA audits in 2016 and 2017, most audited entities were not fully compliant with this important Security Rule provision, as they had either failed to conduct a HIPAA-compliant risk analysis, had not conducted one frequently enough, or their risk analyses were not comprehensive and/or accurate.

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When the System Is Drowning You—This New Standard from the AACN May Be a LifeSaver

Minority Nurse

In the ICU, we operate with strict admission criteria, specific protocols, and staffing ratios designed to match the intensity of the work—one or two patients at most requiring deep surveillance and high-touch care. Fewer admission criteria mean looser ratio limits and clarity around clinical thresholds. link] Ulrich, B., Lavandero, R.,

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One Pandemic, A Million Mind-Games

Setting Sights

What I am sharing in this blog takes on an alternative approach to my usual form of writing, for this is a particularly raw, personal account and summary of what I have experienced in the last fourteen months of my hospital admission, and more specifically, how it has largely impacted my mental health.

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Estimates of COVID-19 Medical Costs in the US: $20K for inpatient stay, $1300 OOP costs

Health Populi

In the midst of growing inpatient admissions and test results for COVID-19, Congress is working as I write this post to finalize a round of legislation to help Americans with the costs-of-living and (hopefully) health care in a national, mandated, clarifying way. Hospital costs could average over $20,000, the report calculated.