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Indiana Ruling Halts Caregiver Choices Based on Race
August 23, 2010 -- A recent federal ruling prevents patients from dictating the race of those who care for them.
Source: Associated Press
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Tagged keywords: Cultural Competence, Diversity, Health Care Access, Home Health Aides, Indiana, Long Term Care Facilities, Nursing Aides, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Policy, Registered Nurses
Indiana Relies on Nurses to Self-Report Arrests, Convictions
August 5, 2010 -- Indiana is one of only a handful of states that do not check the criminal backgrounds of nurses -- whether it's when they apply for their license, when they renew their license or even when that license is on probation.
Source: Louisville Courier-Journal (KY)
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Indiana, Nursing Occupations, Patient Safety, Policy, Registered Nurses
Responding To Access-To-Care Challenges: Ideas From A Rural Doctor, A Washington, D.C. Hospital
July 19, 2010 -- Evansville, IN Courier & Press reports on the struggles rural physicians face in providing care by focusing on Dr. Lloyd "Pat" McGinnis, a family medicine and geriatrics specialist who was "one of only five doctors in Spencer County, a rural area of South
Source: Kaiser Health News
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Tagged keywords: Indiana, National, Physicians, Supply and Demand
Local Colleges Push for Nursing Diversity
July 16, 2010 -- Focuses on efforts among Indiana institutions to recruit a more diverse student body.
Source: Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN)
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Education and Training, Indiana, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention, Workforce Pipeline

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