tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2014 Issue 15

Industry Notes: Patient Safety Wins With Limits For Nurses

A landmark bill, codifying into state law in Massachusetts, was passed by the Senate on June 26 to ensure that registered nurses who serve in the state’s hospitals’ intensive care units will not be assigned more than one patient. In specific circumstances two patients may be assigned based on the assessment of the nurses of that unit. “We thank Leader Rosenberg, Senate President Therese Murray and Speaker Robert DeLeo for their efforts to protect patients,” said Donna Kelly-Williams, RN, president of the Massachusetts Nurses Association/National Nurses United (MNA/NNU) in a press release. The purpose of this...

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