Remove Federal Policy Remove Nurses Remove Patient Satisfaction
article thumbnail

FCC and other awards helped enable permanent telehealth policy changes in Virginia

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"We deployed headsets and webcams to every clinic workstation, and scaled our iSOCOMS virtual PPE model to 180 in-patient and emergency department rooms. The health system established a virtual urgent care model enabling patients across Virginia to receive care from its emergency medicine providers.

COVID-19 173
article thumbnail

Health Provider News – October 7, 2022

Hall Render

10 states with the largest decreases to travel nurse pay. Congress continues funding for federal programs through Dec. How tight nursing home capacity is bottlenecking hospital operations. Investigators found high rates of bed sores and extended isolation among Providence nursing home patients, leading to $310K fine.

article thumbnail

Health Provider News

Hall Render

judgment against nursing home chain over woman’s death Arkansas BCBS names VP of group market U of Arkansas to offer dual DNP-MBA program Unity Health welcomes Jacksonville community to new hospital Baptist Health Opens Behavioral Services Clinic in North Little Rock Arkansas Children’s Hospital gets $2.5