Jan 13, 2017
Over the past 10 years, people with diagnoses of mental illness (depression, bipolar disorder, etc.) have been admitted to nursing homes at higher rates than people with dementia only. Meanwhile, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued...
Jan 13, 2017
Congressional Republicans are moving fast to repeal the Affordable Care Act. In the first week of January, they pledged to undo the legislation through the process of budget reconciliation. In response, healthcare leaders are speaking out about the ACA’s benefits and...
Jan 13, 2017
Community health workers (CHWs), who are integral to healthcare in parts of the developing world, can also play a vital role in U.S. healthcare reform, according to a report released by the Arnhold Institute for Public Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount...
Dec 9, 2016
“We definitely need nurses to be part of the care team. I look forward to seeing how we can together change the lives of patients,” Mount Sinai Performing Provider System Medical Director Edwidge Thomas told the over 500 nurses and other healthcare workers who...
Dec 9, 2016
Employees of the 1199SEIU Training and Employment Funds (TEF) gathered with hundreds of other healthcare professionals in the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel on November 17 to hear TEF Executive Director Sandi Vito speak on a panel addressing the future of New...
Dec 9, 2016
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