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MNA Daily NewsScan, July 9, 2012: FL gov. keeps TB outbreak secret; Expanding Medicare makes sense

On: July 9, 2012

In: Activism, Bargaining, Healthcare, Labor Unions, Nurses, Nursing, Politics

HEALTH CARE

Thousands of Minnesotans to Receive Health Rebates Under Franken Provision of ACA If the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision didn’t signal that at long last it’s time to actually get to know the Affordable Care Act, then perhaps the appearance of a check in the mailbox will get John and Jane Q. Public’s attention.

Worst TB Outbreak in 20 Years Kept Secret The CDC officer had a serious warning for Florida health officials in April: A tuberculosis outbreak in Jacksonville was one of the worst his group had investigated in 20 years. Linked to 13 deaths and 99 illnesses, including six children, it would require concerted action to stop.
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MNA Daily NewsScan: July 6, 2012 – What Happens When the Nurse Needs Looking After?

On: July 6, 2012

In: Activism, Healthcare, Labor Unions, Nurses, Nursing, Politics

What is this? The MNA Daily NewsScan rounds up the day’s biggest nursing, health care and organized labor stories. As news unfolds in real-time, we update the NewsScan with new links and info, so check back often!

Stories we’re scanning:

NURSING

The New York Times explores what happens when the nurse needs looking after. The story notes: “Nurses’ work is not easy, particularly in the hospital setting, where they must deal with intense intellectual and significant physical demands over three or more grueling 12-hour shifts each week. Not surprisingly, nursing ranks among the worst occupations in terms of work-related injuries, and studies have shown that in a given year, nearly half of all nurses will have struggled with lower back pain.

MNA Daily NewsScan, July 5, 2012: Patient lifting rules gain traction; $160M settlement to nurses re: gender bias

On: July 5, 2012

In: Bargaining, Healthcare, Hospitals, Labor Unions, Nurses, Nursing

HEALTH CARE

Hospitals Invest in Moving Patients Editor’s Note: Former MNA staffer and worker Health & Safety advocate, Bettye Shogren championed groundbreaking legislation in Minnesota requiring hospitals to provide adequate lifting mechanisms. Other states like Illinois, as this story demonstrates, are finding it a great idea as well.

Health Care Reform? Move On Fifty-six percent of Americans believe opponents of the law should “stop trying to block its implementation and instead move on to other national problems,” according to the poll by the nonprofit Kaiser Family Foundation.

Debate: Expand Imperfect Treatments, or Create New Ones When advocates of attained health survey the landscape, they see an appalling misallocation of resources.
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MNA NewsScan, July 3, 2012: Mercy to expand; CA nurses strike; 4th Fun

On: July 3, 2012

In: Activism, Bargaining, Healthcare, Hospitals, Labor Unions, Nurses, Nurses Strike, Nursing

HEALTH CARE

$22M Project Will Expand Mercy Hospital The new 120,000 square-foot building will feature the Virginia Piper Cancer Insitute, as well as specialty care, outpatient surgery services and obstetrics/women’s care. The four-story building will be across the street from Mercy, connected by a skyway.

GlaxoSmityKline Settles $3B Health Care Fraud Case GSK targeted the antidepressant Paxil to patients under age 18 when it was approved for adults only, and it pushed the drug Wellbutrin for uses it was not approved for, including weight loss and treatment of sexual dysfunction, according to an investigation led by the U.S.
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MNA Daily NewsScan: July 2, 2012 – More ACA Reaction, Northland Nurses in Need

On: July 2, 2012

In: Activism, Healthcare, Labor Unions, Nurses, Nursing, Politics

Stories we’re scanning:

NURSING

MINNESOTA NURSES NEED YOUR HELP! Please consider supporting MNA’s Northland Nurses who have been devastated by the recent floods in that part of the state:

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HEALTHCARE

Health Care whistleblower Wendell Potter weighs in with a take on how to read health insurance companies’ reaction to the Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act.

MNA Daily NewsScan: June 29, 2012 – MNA Reacts to Supreme Court Ruling, Rock Center Checks Out Accretive

On: June 29, 2012

In: Activism, Healthcare, Labor Unions, Nurses, Nursing, Politics

Stories we’re scanning:

NURSING

Please keep the unidentified St. John’s Hospital nurse in your thoughts today: The nurse was punched and kicked while trying to stop a man from assaulting a pregnant woman in her hospital room.
Report: Hospital nurses suffer from depression at twice the rate of the general population.

HEALTHCARE

NBC’s national “Rock Center” program landed in Minnesota last night with its coverage of the ongoing scandal involving debt collectors behaving badly inside Twin Cities Hospitals.

MNA Daily NewsScan, June 28, 2012: ACA Upheld; RNs Know “Medicare for All” is best solution

On: June 28, 2012

In: Activism, Healthcare, Nurses, Nursing, Politics

HEALTH CARE

Supreme Court Upholds Health Care Law Roberts joins majority, says mandate is permissable under Congress’s taxing authority. The 5-4 ruling — a major victory for the White House — will help redefine the power of the national government and affect the health-care choices of millions of Americans.

MNA President Linda Hamilton, RN: We Still Have Much Work To Do “While we are pleased the Supreme Court upheld the entire Affordable Care Act and that millions of deserving Americans will receive the health care coverage they so desperately need as a result, the job isn’t done,” Hamilton said.
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MNA Daily NewsScan: June 27, 2012 – “SiCKO” Stars Reunite, MNA’s Bagley Nurses Need Support

On: June 27, 2012

In: Activism, Healthcare, Labor Unions, Nurses, Nursing, Politics

Stories we’re scanning:

HEALTHCARE

SiCKO stars reunite Five years after release of their searing indictment of the failings of the U.S. healthcare system, filmmaker Michael Moore and the real-life stars of SiCKO, will hold a reunion Saturday night in Philadelphia.

Two SiCKO’s stars, 9/11 responder Reggie Cervantes and National Nurses United’s Donna Smith, who will both be in Philadelphia, have spoken out at NNU-sponsored health screenings and town hall meetings across California:

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LABOR

Support Bagley Nurses!
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MNA Daily NewsScan, June 26, 2012: Twin Cities #1 in fitness; rural health care changing

On: June 26, 2012

In: Activism, Healthcare, Hospitals, Labor Unions, Nurses, Nursing, Politics, Uncategorized

HEALTH CARE

Twin Cities Ranks #1 in Fitness High rates of physical activity helped to propel Minneapolis-St. Paul to the top of the list of the American College of Sports Medicine’s 2012 American Fitness Index (AFI) for the second year in a row, while raised obesity levels and smoking pushed Oklahoma City to the bottom.

Change is Coming to Rural Health Care, Whatever the Supreme Court Decides Even if the Supreme Court rules some part of the law unconstitutional, he said, “I don’t think it will derail the move forward toward change. It’s not prudent for health organizations to sit back and wait.
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MNA Daily NewsScan: June 22, 2012 – Maple Grove Hospital Drops Accretive, New Jobs Needed

On: June 22, 2012

In: Activism, Healthcare, Labor Unions, Nurses, Nursing, Politics

Stories we’re scanning:

Health Care

So Long, Accretive: Maple Grove Hospital is the second Minnesota health care provider to cut its ties to Accretive Health, the consulting firm sued by Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson for alleged patient privacy violations and strong-arm debt collection tactics.
Listen to Nurses! New study: Hospitals that listen to and support their front-line staff are more likely to provide high-quality care, recruit and retain better employees.