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HCA to Invest More than $300M in New Nurse Education Programs; CMS Abandons Fight over Catholic Hospital's Candle · 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 8th. First,
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  HCA Healthcare is committing million toward the College of Nursing
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  as low as hundred 36 million to H Healthcare Centers for Clinical
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  Advancement.
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  The center aimed to provide nursing education and work experience through
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  practice-based instruction and simulation. Three years ago,
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  HCA purchased the Galen College of Nursing.
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  The new investment will fund the college's expansion. Second,
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  McLaren St. Luke's in Ohio is closing today.
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  This is one week earlier than previously planned.
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  McLaren Healthcare is closing the hospital earlier.
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  Because of the extra time it'll need to mitigate its e r system and other IT
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  data. The health system cites declining revenues in an unstable reimbursement
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  environment. Mercy Health is acquiring the hospital campus,
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  which includes 12 buildings.
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  It's working with well Care Physicians group practices throughout the transition
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  to maintain the continuity of patient care.
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  Changes will begin after Mercy officially takes over June 1st
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  Hospital. Boston is conducting an internal review of inpatient deaths.
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  This follows allegations of neglect and suboptimal care for patients with mental
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  health disabilities. Today,
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  Massachusetts Disability Law Center issued a report that determines the hospital
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  failed to properly diagnose and treat a cancerous lesion on a patient's nose.
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  For more than a year and a half,
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  the group finds the hospital's failure to provide appropriate care equates
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  neglect and contributed to the patient's painful early death.
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  After receiving the findings and recommended corrective actions,
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  Luta Hospital conducted comprehensive review of the patient's care and agreed
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  with the report.
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  The Massachusetts Department of Public Health says it has made multiple changes
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  at the hospital hiring executive team,
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  recruiting more clinicians to fill gaps in medical and implementing hospital
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  safety. Huddles
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  is now developing a process to review all deaths without regard for diagnosis or
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  condition. The hospital's goal is to review all deaths by.
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  July 4th.
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  Northwell Health is a former employee for allegedly posting graphic photos and
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  videos from the morgue at Long Island Jewish Medical Center.
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  The suit filed last month alleges Sharpton worked in the morgue for 45 days
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  before being terminated after posting videos and photos.
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  The post include a late stillbirth internal organs, and amputated body parts.
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  The suit claims Ms.
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  Sharp and posted the content to her social media to gain followers.
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  Northwell directed her to remove the content from her social media and cell
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  phone personnel at at the medical center. Watched her do so, however,
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  she allegedly reposted the content after being terminated and allegedly still
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  has an archive of photos and videos.
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  Northwell is seeking compensatory damages and a court order for Ms.
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  Sharpen to remove any content from the I JM C morgue from social media
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  and to delete any archive of related content. Fifth,
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  the federal government is ditching its attempt to force St.
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  Francis Health System to snuff out a sacred candle burning in one of its
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  hospitals.
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  The Joint Commission says the candle violates c m s patient safety policy.
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  Last month, HHS threatened to strip the hospital of Medicare, Medicaid,
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  and Children's Health insurance program funding unless it blew out the flame.
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  St. Francis argues that the candle is always lit with multiple safeguards in
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  accordance with its Catholic faith. Thanks for listening.
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