Category: Health Care

Prisma Health is laying off environmental services positions, but a press release from the healthcare provider says workers will have a chance to be hired by Compass One Healthcare, a new contract company.

A July 13 SC Department of Employment and Workforce (SCDEW) report lists 689 Prisma Health positions facing permanent layoffs, with 265 of those EVS positions in Greenville County, 41 in Oconee County and 33 in Pickens County.

Prisma explained environmental services as “a health care term used to describe the process of highly trained support service staff to clean and disinfect medical equipment, patient rooms and other

If you have been following the news, you may have seen that there is a dispute regarding Aretha Franklin’s estate plan. Her sons are in court fighting over her estate and multiple wills.

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Aretha Franklin died in 2018, and because she did not have a trust, she wills went through probate court where they are being disputed by her sons.

A Will from 2014 and two Wills from 2010 were

Georgia’s June 1 deadline for Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids redetermination deadlines came and went.

The Georgia Department of Community Health released data on the number of Georgians who lost coverage Wednesday, showing nearly 100,000 people lost their health coverage.

Another nearly 57,000 people remain pending and will keep their coverage, for now, while their eligibility is determined.

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Data from DCH showed that the state had started the renewal process for 216,991 Georgians on Medicaid and PeachCare back in May.

By the end of June, 64,423 were renewed, while

Many of our physician clients are unaware of their termination rights prior to meeting with us.

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If you want to terminate your employment, the first thing you need to do is read your contract.

Most physician employment agreements have substantial termination provisions. You need to know what yours says regarding termination with and without cause, what notice is required, and what other provisions will be triggered by termination.

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People with physical disabilities hold limited positions as scholars, teachers, or leaders in physical education, recreation, and sports. Perhaps the reason is that the field is flooded with able-bodied people who think they know best. But do they? Michael Oliver, imminent writer, and scholar argued that people with physical disabilities should be the only ones in the field of disability studies because they have a bodily experience with disabilities. The following five-part article series shares the perspective of a scholar in the field of sports disability who has his own physical limitations. In each article, he

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – With inflation bringing higher prices to grocery stores, Clinical Pharmacist and Author James Lavalle is sharing tips for maintaining a healthy diet without breaking the bank.

“You can go through a fast food restaurant and it’s going to run you $30 for two or three people minimum nowadays,” Lavalle explained.

Instead, Lavlle says, “you can shop and get really healthy food at reasonable prices.”

One way to ensure nutrient intake on a budget is by buying frozen vegetables — which Lavalle says can also help reduce waste from fresh produce spoiling.

COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A health care worker was fatally shot inside a clinic Tuesday in a suburb of Memphis, and a man was arrested in connection with the killing, police said.

The shooting took place in an exam room at the Campbell Clinic, Collierville Police Chief Dale Lane said in local reports.

The suspect had reportedly been at the clinic for several hours before the shooting, Lane said, adding that the attack involved only two people and there was no active shooter situation. A man with a gun was found five minutes after the shooting, the police chief said.