Increased Nurse Staffing Leads to Greater Patient Satisfaction By Debra Wood, RN, contributor AMN Healthcare [Barbara Ficarra is quoted as an expert in this article about nurse staffing.] American patients generally express satisfaction with their hospital stays, and those treated in facilities with a high ratio of nurses to patient days feel more positively about their experience than other patients, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. “Whenever there…
Read More...Who Are the Uninsured?
Look around. The person sitting next to you on the bus, the person walking down the street, the person pushing a baby stroller, your family member, your friend, your neighbor: Any of them could be the uninsured. They are people in desparate need of health care coverage. According to the American Medical Association, 1 out of 7 Americans–or 45 million people–have no health insurance. But with everyone taking a stand, with everyone speaking up for…
Read More...Leaving the Emergency Room – It’s Great to be Discharged, but be Sure to Follow Instructions!
By Barbara Ficarra Have you ever been a patient in an emergency department? If your visit to the ED didn’t require an admission, that’s good news. After being told by the ED doctor that you could go home and armed you with discharge instructions, you most likely want to high tail it out of there as fast as you can. Wait! Not so fast. It’s really vital that you do not leave the ED until…
Read More...A Personal Story…Voice for the Uninsured – the Campaign
By Nancy H. Nielsen, MD President-elect American Medical Association (Nancy H. Nielsen, MD was a recent guest on the Health in 30 Radio show with Barbara Ficarra. Click here to read more and to listen to the show). The American Medical Association wants to give a voice to the 47 million Americans without health insurance – because it has become too heavy a burden on too many hard-working people. Recently, we launched a three-year national…
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