NOTES ON NURSING
Healing the Hospital Hierarchy Most people in health care understand and accept the need for clinical hierarchies. The problem is that we aren’t usually prepared for them; nor are we given protocols for resolving the inevitable tensions that arise over appropriate care.
LABOR UPDATE
Income Inequality Shapes MN Tax Debate Even in middle-class, middle-American Minnesota, income inequality is rising. It’s not a new phenomenon.
HEALTH CARE
New Database Reveals Thousands of Hospital Violation Reports Hospitals make mistakes, sometimes deadly mistakes. A patient may get the wrong medication or even undergo surgery intended for another person. When errors like these are reported, state and federal officials inspect the hospital in question and file a detailed report. Now, for the first time, this vital information on the quality and safety of the nation’s hospitals has been made available to the public online.
Unhealthiest Counties Lead in Preventable Hospitals Stays The least-healthy counties experienced 82.8 preventable hospital stays per 1,000 Medicare enrollees, while in the healthiest counties the rate was 57.2 per 1,000. The rest of the nation’s counties experienced 74 preventable hospital stays per 1,000 Medicare enrollees.