This is Randy Homan with Becker's Clinical Leadership Podcast.
Here's your daily industry news brief for May 2nd.
First,
wallet hub's annual rankings show Washington once again as the best state for
nurses to work in.
The methodology compares every state across 20 key metrics.
States are graded on a 100 point scale.
Scales are then averaged to determine the rankings.
The top five are Washington, Maine, New Mexico, Oregon, and New Hampshire.
The five worst are Hawaii, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Alabama, and Mississippi.
Second,
the Biden administration will end covid 19 vaccine requirements for
employees of CMS certified healthcare facilities. A date has not been set.
More details on this process will be available in the next few days. Next week,
the administration will also drop COVID 19 vaccine requirements for federal
employees and contractors as well as air travelers.
This is the same day the Covid 19 public health emergency expires.
Third, the joint commission names three people to its executive leadership team.
Jean Courtney is elected as the accrediting EMBODI, executive vice president,
and C. Her appointment is immediate. Ken Grubs,
d DN P RN will serve as Chief nursing Officer and executive Vice President
of Accreditation and certification operations.
Paul Gerard is named Executive Vice President and Chief Brand and Communications
Officer, Dr. Grubbs and Mr. Gerard will join June 1st.
Fourth.
Xavier University in Cincinnati agrees to settle a lawsuit filed on behalf of
nearly 500 nursing students for $750,000.
The lawsuit was filed in July, 2020.
It alleges the private university failed to provide proper education to students
enrolled in its accelerated bachelor's degree in nursing program in the spring
and summer of 2020.
The soup claims the entire program was moved online during the pandemic lab work
and clinical placements were canceled.
This is despite the university marketing materials previously stating it's
impossible to earn a BSN 100% online.
A mediator helped finalize the settlement. Last month,
CMS is investigating two hospitals for allegedly not providing stabilizing care
to who experiencing Emergency
Medical Treatment and Labor Act.
The Investigations Center. A patient who was almost 18 weeks pregnant,
she experienced a preterm, premature rupture of membranes.
She was advised her pregnancy was no longer viable. In a letter,
HHS Secretary Xavier.
Bera says her doctor said they could not provide care to prevent infection,
hemorrhage,
and potential death because hospital policies prohibit treatment considered
abortion. Mr.
Bera says this is a violation of the E M T A L A protections.
E M T A L LA is a 36 year old federal law that requires Medicare
hospitals to provide all patients appropriate emergency medical care.
The patient survived.
The National Women's Law Center is filing a complaint on behalf of the patient.
It identified the hospitals as Freeman Hospital West in Joplin, Missouri,
and the University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City.
The University of Kansas Health System says it reviewed the care provided to the
patient and found its in accordance with hospital policy.
Freeman Hospital has not immediately responded to request for comment from CNN
or the Associated Press. In the letter, Mr.
Besera reiterates that federal law takes precedents over state laws and
emergency medical situations.
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