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AHA Seeks Modification from IRS on Community Benefit Reporting
March 9, 2010 - On March 5, the American Hospital Association (AHA) urged the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to improve the new hospital community benefit reporting form – Schedule H to Form 990 – to better reflect the benefits nonprofit hospitals provide to their communities. The AHA cited new research that examines how the new form does not fully recognize the community benefit of nonprofit multi-hospital systems.
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Features
Keeping Nurses Safe from Workplace Violence
March 3, 2010 - Verbal and physical abuse continues to escalate in the whirlwind of healthcare change, compelling some nurses to question their calling.
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Staffing Matters
Safety in Staffing: Improving Patient Care and Nurse Satisfaction
In their quest to recruit nurses, healthcare facilities highlight features such as shared governance, reduced overtime and increased efficiencies. Yet there is one area that perhaps should be more heavily promoted in the recruitment efforts: safe staffing levels.
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