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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

New Survey Offers Snapshot of Nurses’ Job Satisfaction and Career Plans

Many feel that a career in nursing is a calling. Others see it as a great employment opportunity. However you define it, most would agree that a nurse’s job isn’t easy. Despite managers’ best efforts, these caregivers deal with large patient loads, physical demands, emotional stress, technical learning curves and bureaucratic challenges.

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