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U of Kansas Health Investigated by CMS after 2 Incidents of Immediate Jeopardy; Michigan Nurse Sentenced to at Least 30 years for 3-Year-Old's Death · Becker’s Healthcare - Clinical Leadership Podcast

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  This is Randy Homan with Becker's Clinical Leadership Podcast.
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  Here's your daily industry news brief for May 9th. First,
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  after two incidents of immediate jeopardy,
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  CMS is investigating the University of Kansas Health System.
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  CMS says,
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  medical staff actions during the two incidents were found to cause immediate
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  jeopardy conditions. Last month,
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  the Kansas City c m s office notified the hospital of the findings.
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  Last year, a man died in the system's care. He checked into the ED in September,
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  requesting care and reporting a bad cop.
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  He was placed in a wheelchair and taken to a waiting room prior to examination.
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  Almost an hour and a half later video footage shows him unresponsive.
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  Shortly after this, he was declared dead
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  CMS documents say the medical record does not contain evidence that the hospital
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  provided an appropriate medical screening exam. In August,
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  another patient checked into the hospital.
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  The patient had a high risk pregnancy and requested emergency care.
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  The staff reportedly failed to stabilize the patient and discharged the
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  individual less than two hours later,
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  CMS says it launched its investigation after receiving reports that the hospital
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  may have violated the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act.
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  CMS notes that the case is not closed.
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  It'll only be closed when CMS verifies the hospital achieves compliance.
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  Beckers reached out multiple times for comment from the health system,
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  but received no response.
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  Our online story will be updated if more information becomes available.
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  Second concerns are growing over the potential for a summer resurgence.
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  Case levels are nowhere near last summer, however,
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  this is the highest they've climbed in Chicago since November.
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  The newly cases are also seen in people who were previously vaccinated against.
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  This creates another layer of concern for public health officials.
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  C D C data shows the group most at risk for contracting are gay or
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  bisexual men.
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  Almost 90% of the new cases are men who are gay or bisexual.
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  The genius vaccine offers 69% protection against ox.
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  Currently, only 25% of the at-risk population has received.
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  The vaccine officials say without increased in renewed vaccinations,
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  cases may rise nationally,
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  third and four years.
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  Xavier University in Cincinnati is planning to open the nation's first
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  Jesuit College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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  The private university's board of trustees unanimously approved plans for the
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  medical school on Friday.
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  The university is planning to build a new complex on its main campus to house
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  the college. It will release more details about the project tomorrow.
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  The university plans to welcome its inaugural class of 75 students in 2027.
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  The goal is to eventually grow class sizes to 150 once
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  opened.
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  The osteopathic medical school will be only the second in Ohio and the 40th and
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  the US
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  fourth health officials are still working to identify the source of a bacterial
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  outbreak that's tied to 31 illnesses and seven patient deaths at Virginia Mason
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  Medical Center outbreak began in October. Hospital leaders,
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  C D C and local public health officials reviewed affected patients medical
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  records for any potential patterns regarding hospital locations.
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  This analysis did not reveal any overlap.
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  Health officials then turned to environmental sampling. However,
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  officials did not find any bacteria matching samples from infected patients.
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  Virginia Mason will implement even more rigorous infection control processes as
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  well as retest hospital services to pinpoint the source of the bacteria.
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  A former home health nurse in Michigan is sentenced to at least 30 years in
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  prison for the death of a three year old patient following a guilty verdict
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  of second degree murder.
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  42 year old Judas Sobel is facing between 30 and 75 years in prison.
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  Three year old Ophelia MA died while the former nurse was under the influence of
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  ma. Ms. Sobel was working an overnight shift at the Mao's home in June,
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  the patient's mother woke up to alarms for medical equipment.
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  She found her child's trachea tube disconnected, and Ms. Sobel incoherent
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  in early February. The Michigan Board of Nursing revoked Ms. SO'S license.
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