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Collaborative Arrangements Will Provide Better Care For Patients, Autralia
The AMA welcomes the Government's introduction of new regulations that require midwives and nurse practitioners to collaborate with medical practitioners in order to provide Medicare-funded services to patients or prescribe them medications under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)...

Child Abuse Education, Elderly Care, Nursing Students To Benefit From Grants
Texas-based Scott & White Healthcare has received three grants that provide education support to working nursing students, set up a senior health research center, and establish systems for treating child abuse and educating those who treat it. The three grants, totaling nearly $2 million, include: Nursing education...

Today's OpEds: Medical Liability And Health Reform, And What About The 'New' Public Option?
Medical Liability Bill Key To Health Reform Roll Call Repealing ObamaCare and reforming our health care system in a responsible manner continues to be our primary goal - a goal that our constituents sent us here to achieve. Thus, we remain committed to passing comprehensive medical liability reform as part of the solution...

EEOC Finds Probable Gender Discrimination In Case Brought By New York State Nurses Association
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Promise To Small Business Could Hurt Nurses And Midwives, Australia
The Australian Nursing Federation is concerned that nurses employed in small workplaces such as medical practices could be at risk of unfair dismissal under a coalition government. Recent comments by opposition small business spokesman Bruce Billson outlined a promise made to small business about changing unfair dismissal claim laws in their favour...

New Funding Is A Win For Emergency Nurses And Their Patients, Australia
Lee Thomas, federal secretary of the Australian Nursing Federation, said new funding for emergency nurses will provide a more highly skilled workforce in emergency departments. "It is imperative that we encourage more people into nursing and then continue to develop their skills throughout their working life so patients receive the best possible care...

Today's OpEds: Varying Points On The Nation's Doctor Shortage, Benefits Of Negative Studies, And What About Universal Health Care?
Raising Doctors To Treat Children The New York Times In the long list of problems affecting the American health care system, the shortage of general practitioners and overabundance of specialists is usually ranked near the top. There is truth to this: only 32 percent of physicians practice primary care medicine...

HHS Awards States $88M For Home Visits Programs
HHS recently announced $88 million in grants for programs that provide visits from nurses, social workers and other health professionals to the homes of at-risk families, HealthLeaders Media reports...

Ohio Sets Up High Risk Pool; Four Drug Companies Come Under Scrutiny For Payments To Pittsburgh Doctors, Nurses
The Associated Press/Bloomberg BusinessWeek: "Ohioans with pre-existing health conditions, such as cancer or diabetes, can apply for coverage under a new high-risk insurance pool beginning Aug. 1." Qualifications include evidence of a pre-existing condition, proof of Ohio residency and U.S...

Midwives Applaud Legislation To Improve Birth Outcomes Utilizing Best Evidence
The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM), the oldest women's health organization in the country, applauds Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) for introducing the "Maximizing Optimal Maternity Services for the 21st Century Act of 2010 (MOMS 21)" (H.R.5807)...

Sec. Of State Clinton Addresses Afghan Women's Rights During Visit To Kabul
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton "used part of her address to a key conference in Kabul on Tuesday to defend Afghan women concerned that peace efforts with the Taliban could jeopardise their rights," Agence France-Presse reports...

Doctor, Nurse Roles Considered As Shortages Take Hold
"The private doctor's practice - long considered a mainstay of American medicine - could be going the way of the independent bookstore and locally owned pharmacy," The Detroit News reports...

National RN Relief Group Teams Up With Navy For Medical Mission To Haiti
The first team of registered nurse volunteers from California, Michigan, and Washington State will depart for Haiti Wednesday morning with the Department of Defense's Continuing Promise, National Nurses United (NNU), the nation's largest organization of registered nurses, announced. The volunteer RN team will be treating patients in Haiti and Columbia during their month long deployment...

Election 2010: Time To Think About Health - Australian Nursing Federation
The Australian Nursing Federation said health needed to be top priority for voters when they go to the polls on August 21. Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced the impending election today. Federal Secretary Lee Thomas said this gave voters just over a month to think about the issues that mattered most to them. "Health will always be a big priority for voters...

Mid And West Wales Nurses Urge The Government To Maintain Adequate Staffing Numbers, Survey Reveals
Nurses in Mid and West Wales are keen to maintain safe and appropriate nurse staffing levels, according to a Royal College of Nursing Membership survey. Nurses and healthcare support workers are passionate about the quality of the care they deliver and are powerful advocates for their patients...