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HCA Does Away with Contracts that Stick Nurses with Training Costs; CDC Updates Mask Guidance as PHE Ends: What to Know · Becker’s Healthcare - Clinical Leadership Podcast

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  This is Randy Homan Wither's Clinical Leadership Podcast.
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  Here's your daily industry news, Bree for May 11th. First,
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  HCA Healthcare is no longer embedding training costs into nurse contracts.
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  In March.
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  NBC News found out if nurses leave or are terminated from their hospitals.
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  They're stuck repayed for training programs. In some instances,
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  it was as much as $15,000.
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  These agreements were standard for entry level nurses across HCAs,
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  almost 200 hospitals. Now,
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  it's no longer HCA has not commented on whether this will be still
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  enforced for contracts that have already been signed, or if they'll reimbursed.
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  Nurses who have already left Beckers has reached out to hca.
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  We'll update our online story if more information becomes available.
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  Second, after a national controversy and a three week delay,
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  US News and World has released its Best Medical School's ranking for
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  2024. Over 10 of the best schools withdrew this year.
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  These institutions will no longer submit data for consideration beginning next
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  year. This includes Harvard, Stanford, the University of Pennsylvania,
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  and Columbia. However,
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  US News can and still will rank them using publicly available data.
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  Universities say this scoring system hinders diversity measures and ignores
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  students' experiences. US News has made some tweaks to this year's methodology.
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  It doubled the weight of total federal research activity.
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  It also added two indicators for research grants from National Institutes of
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  Health now also included our peer and residency assessment scores,
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  student selectivity and faculty resources.
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  The top three this year are Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University,
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  and the University of Pennsylvania. Third,
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  five of seven faculty members in the nursing program at the University of
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  Mississippi Medical Center are fired.
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  They received pink slips earlier this month,
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  which is in the middle of the program's one year cycle.
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  Their current contracts don't end until June 30th. However,
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  they were directed to return their badges and computers immediately.
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  The school's Dean, Dr. Julie Sanford, is also leaving her position August 1st.
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  She's going to the University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing.
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  Students say they're worried the dismissals will affect their ability to pass
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  the National Council Licensure Examination.
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  A school media representative says they don't comment on personnel matters.
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  Fourth, following a shooting at V C U Medical Center North Hospital,
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  one man is dead and another is in custody. Last night,
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  V C U Police received an emergency call about shots fired at the hospital V
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  C U and Richmond. Police responded to the scene.
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  Four year old Christopher Boso allegedly shot his 25 year old coworker.
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  Taquan White. Mr. White received treatment but died from his injury.
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  No other injuries were reported. Mr.
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  Boso is charged with maliciously shooting within a building.
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  Other charges are pending. Fifth. Today,
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  the Covid-19 public health emergency expires. A few days ago,
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  the CDC published updated masking recommendations.
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  The guidance says healthcare facilities should take a risk based approach when
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  determining when to mask.
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  It should be based on local covid-19 transmission levels.
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  The guidance mentions universal masking should still be used when a unit or
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  facility is experiencing a covid-19 outbreak. Medicare, telehealth,
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  flexibilities and acute hospital care at home waivers will remain in place
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  through the next year.
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  Pharmacy workers are allowed to administer COVID 19 and flu vaccines through the
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  next year.
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  They're also allowed to order and dispense Covid-19 tests and therapeutics
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  distributed by the federal government.
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  The general public can continue to order free Covid 19 tests through the end of
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  this month. Thanks for listening.
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