MNA nurses at Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center took their patient advocacy to the streets yesterday – on a haywagon!
… Read more about: Marshall Nurses on Hayride for Patient Safety »
HEALTH CARE
“Substantial” Variation from State to State in Hospital Safety Records The rankings are based on an analysis of data released annually by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and look at how approximately 4,500 hospitals nationwide performed on risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates for nearly 30 of the most common conditions and procedures.
… Read more about: MNA Daily NewsScan, October 23, 2012: Take a sick day – you’re fired; Kennedy trial begins »
HEALTH CARE
Is Imported Seafood Safe? In a scathing 2011 report, the General Accounting Office found that in fiscal 2009, the FDA tested about 0.1 percent of all imported seafood products for drug residues.”
Large Employers Look to On-Site Clinics to Reduce Costs and Absenteeism These facilities are being established by firms across all sectors to offer everything from urgent and primary care to biometric screenings to chronic disease management.
… Read more about: MNA Daily NewsScan, Oct. 22, 2012: RI makes flu shots mandatory for HC workers; What factors contribute to readmissions »
MNA 107th Annual Convention: See. Learn. Prepare. Act.
The annual convention of the Minnesota Nurses Association fortified members’ stance on nursing issues and demonstrated their resolve to act collectively on those issues.
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HEALTH CARE
Health Care Fraud Deconstructed: Fraud and Patients Not the Problem The bottom line is that there is already enough money in the system to more than adequately cover everybody, if we can eliminate the waste.
… Read more about: MNA Daily NewsScan, October 19, 2012: Who is really scamming the HC system?; Newborns at risk »
HEALTH CARE
Hospital Lobbies to Save Exec Pay A Peninsula ballot measure that would limit the pay of executives at El Camino Hospital faces its toughest opposition from the hospital, which has donated three-quarters of the campaign funds to defeat the proposal.
… Read more about: MNA NewsScan, October 18, 2012: Lobby $$ spent to save hospital exec pay; Corp. profits skyrocket »
The 107th Annual MNA Convention is underway this week in Duluth! Make sure you follow MNA on Twitter and Facebook for the latest updates, photos and more!
… Read more about: MNA Daily NewsScan, October 17, 2012 – SPCO Musicians Rally; Michigan Workers See Wages Decline »
The 107th Annual MNA Convention is underway this week in Duluth! Make sure you follow MNA on Twitter and Facebook for the latest updates, photos and more!
… Read more about: MNA Daily NewsScan, October 16, 2012 – Republican Insider: MN Marriage Amendment a GOTV Tactic »
The 107th Annual MNA Convention is underway this week in Duluth! Make sure you follow MNA on Twitter and Facebook for the latest updates, photos and more!
… Read more about: MNA Daily NewsScan, October 15, 2012 – The 107th Annual MNA Convention is Underway! »
Union Video: Romney’s Bain Selling Out American Workers to China
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LABOR NEWS
Star Tribune Op/Ed by Minnesota AFL-CIO President Shar Knutson: Just what’s behind this increase in lockouts?
… Read more about: MNA Daily NewsScan, October 12, 2012: Just What’s Behind This Increase in Lockouts? »
HEALTH CARE
The Big Spin: Hospital Staffing Goes Under the Knife Jan Rodolfo, Midwest director for National Nurses United, the country’s largest union of registered nurses, said profitable hospitals are behaving much like hospitals in dire financial straits.
… Read more about: MNA Daily NewsScan, October 11, 2012: Hospitals spin tales on staffing; Kodak hopes to bail on retiree benefits »
