Mission Control | Andrew Jones of the Asheville Watchdog

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Andrew Jones of the Asheville Watchdog is so busy covering Mission’s past, present and future, he has nine bylined stories about the hospital so far in February alone. I talked with him just yesterday to get the latest, including details of alarming findings from the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the so-called Immediate Jeopardy Mission faces in potentially losing its ability to receive Medicare and Medicaid payments.
We talked about Mission’s formal plan of correction in response and why regulators approved a plan that many argue doesn’t address the root of the problems. We detail the stakes for Mission’s parent company, HCA, as a deadline for correction looms, and we look forward to what happens on both sides of whether regulators say Mission has effectively corrected what needs to be corrected.
00:31 The Plan of Correction and Staffing Issues
01:37 The Criticisms from Doctors, Nurses, and Officials
02:47 The Fine Line of Criticism and Cooperation
03:10 The Complex Relationship Between Hospitals and Governments
04:25 The Impact of the CMS Report
05:07 The Investigation and Its Implications
05:25 The Role of Traveling Nurses
07:00 The Timeline of HCA's Involvement
08:41 The Investigation of HCA by the Attorney General
11:20 The Immediate Jeopardy Status and Its Consequences
14:30 The Plan of Correction and Its Shortcomings
16:45 The Impact of Staffing Issues on Patient Care
21:02 The Future of Mission Hospital
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