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NY Nurses Strike
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Nurses at Rochester General Hospital plan to strike for two days starting August 3rd. Rochester Union of Nurses and Allied Professionals, representing about 900 RNs, has been negotiating with the hospital since October. According to the union, management must address inadequate staffing levels and unsafe working conditions. Negotiations
thus far have also failed to establish initiatives to improve patient care. The hospital said it is “fully prepared and equipped” to care for patients should a strike occur.
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A Sexual PredatorÂ
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California nurse practitioner Bradley Earl Reger has been charged with multiple crimes involving the sexual abuse of children. Reger has been practicing since at least 2003 and, throughout his career, sexually abused more than a dozen children ages 12 through 22 while conducting
“medical examinations.” If you believe you know of a child molested by Reger, you can report it to the FBI by completing an online form.Â
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Fraudulent PA
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Texas physician associate Ray Anthony Shoulders stands accused of injecting amniotic fluid into patients’ joints to treat pain, an unapproved treatment. Shoulders had patients pay $800 and told them the procedure would be covered by Medicare, which was not. He also submitted $788,000 in fraudulent claims and received over $614,000 in Medicare reimbursements. He has now been charged with 11 counts of healthcare fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud.Â
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