I checked his prices out. They're not bad, imo.
...but it's not like this is some 'movement' that's going to lead to better healthcare.
It's just healthcare 'to those who can afford it'.
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Well, there is a dust-up going on with Medicare disbursements...where facilities are concerned.
This guy's private practice. But - I'm not naive enough to believe that this is done for entirely altruistic reasons.
Still - I have no issue with his actions. Can't blame providers for severing ties and going their own way.
He's just protecting his 'bottom line', really.
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The only ones who need the scrutiny: Hospital management and health insurance companies.
Patients < Profits
Really... does anyone actually think they're that much safer with a nurse going on their third day of a 12 or 16-hour shift?
A standard 8 would be better. Then again...healthcare facilities wouldn't be able to get away with paying us less.
The pts take a backseat to the dollars. Always.
That's why they cut staffing and (in crit care) overload the nurses with high-accuity pts. Long term care is even worse. At my facility, the LVNs have 40 residents apiece to look after.
...which is why there's a so-called 'nursing shortage'. It's a retention issue. Throwing a bunch of new grads at the situation will not solve the problem. No one wants new nurses on their floor, anyway.
They don't know anything...and most hlthcare facilities need nurses who can hit the ground running.
Please be aware:
http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/442/index.html
http://www.nationalnursesunited.org/issues/entry/ratios
...but it's not like this is some 'movement' that's going to lead to better healthcare.
It's just healthcare 'to those who can afford it'.
***********
Well, there is a dust-up going on with Medicare disbursements...where facilities are concerned.
This guy's private practice. But - I'm not naive enough to believe that this is done for entirely altruistic reasons.
Still - I have no issue with his actions. Can't blame providers for severing ties and going their own way.
He's just protecting his 'bottom line', really.
***********
The only ones who need the scrutiny: Hospital management and health insurance companies.
Patients < Profits
Really... does anyone actually think they're that much safer with a nurse going on their third day of a 12 or 16-hour shift?
A standard 8 would be better. Then again...healthcare facilities wouldn't be able to get away with paying us less.
The pts take a backseat to the dollars. Always.
That's why they cut staffing and (in crit care) overload the nurses with high-accuity pts. Long term care is even worse. At my facility, the LVNs have 40 residents apiece to look after.
...which is why there's a so-called 'nursing shortage'. It's a retention issue. Throwing a bunch of new grads at the situation will not solve the problem. No one wants new nurses on their floor, anyway.
They don't know anything...and most hlthcare facilities need nurses who can hit the ground running.
Please be aware:
http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/442/index.html
http://www.nationalnursesunited.org/issues/entry/ratios
