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Volume 16 • Issue 11 • $5.00 May 2020
THE REGION’S MONTHLY NEWSPAPER FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS & PHYSICIANS

Ged Lawyers: Creating Cash Flows

Remotely for Providers

BY DANIEL CASCIATO

The coronavirus pandemic has made a significant
impact on all families, businesses, and healthcare organi-
zations across Florida. During today’s uncertain and
unprecedented times, healthcare organizations and med-
ical practices should not have to worry about putting off Nick McCleese
any legal challenges as it relates to their revenue cycle
process. FastFingerprints:
While their physical office may be closed, Boca Raton,
Jay Juffre
FL-based Ged Lawyers, LLP, remains open as a virtual law
firm working toward resolving cases. Although many busi- Helping
Then and Now - nesses, practices, and law firms are abiding by shelter-in- Marius J. Ged
place recommendations, that doesn’t mean professionals Healthcare
ImageFIRST cannot continue to serve clients. Businesses
The law firm expects to continue to deliver the same high level of service even
Responds to during the mandatory closures of offices, schools, businesses, and even courthouses.
In fact, many will not even notice a change in services but will be pleased to know
that Ged Lawyers will continue to effectively work on their cases. Protect
Pandemic Some of the ways they can manage this is through:
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BY BARBARA R. FALLON
BY DANIEL CASCIATO
Just a few short months ago, healthcare Salute to Nursing
concerns over linens, scrubs, uniforms, FastFingerprints has become a one stop
towels, privacy curtains, patient gowns shop for all Level II livescan fingerprint
and robes were solved by ImageFIRST Nurses Serving Through COVID-19 background check needs for the state of
Customer Advocates (backed by a support Florida and nationwide. With over 40
team in service/operations) who focused BY LOIS THOMSON FastFingerprints Florida locations, the
on an inventory management and stock- company can capture livescan fingerprints
ing protocol that supported a worry-free Nurses have always had a difficult job, whether caring - with or without AHCA photo - electron-
relationship. This allowed hospital and for patients on their daily rounds, handling emergency ically and transmit them directly to the
medical facilities to focus on their patients room traumas, or reacting to crises on a regular basis. But Florida Department of Law Enforcement
not their linens. treating a broken leg or responding to someone who had a (FDLE). Additionally, select locations also
But … that was a time with no fears or heart attack or stroke does not necessarily result in danger offer fingerprint cards for anyone needing
warnings about a pandemic that would to the nurses themselves. fingerprint cards to get licensed outside of
cause loss of life and respiratory illness for However, the COVID-19 virus has put all of the individ- the state of Florida.
millions around the world. There were no uals who care for patients in the proverbial line of fire. Not “Companies that offer telehealth, for
anxieties of businesses closing, no hoard- only are the nurses working longer hours and often being example, would benefit from this service,”
ing of toilet paper or non-perishables, no separated from families, but they are also in danger of con- explains Nick McCleese, South Florida
concerns over face masks and gloves and tracting the virus themselves and possibly passing it along Melissa Durbin Sales Representative for FastFingerprints.
no race for available ventilators, ICU beds to loved ones. "Another service, in the reverse, that
or other Personal Protective Equipment As part of our Salute to Nurses month, we asked nurses FastFingerprints offers is level II back-
(PPE). in top positions to share their ground checks for applicants outside of
Unfortunately, that time is now. thoughts on some timely con- Florida is card scanning. Applicants not
Fortunately, long before the current cerns. Participants include: living in Florida can send fingerprint
COVID-19 pandemic classification by from Baptist Health South cards to our corporate office for scanning
U.S. Department of Homeland Security of Salute to Florida, Melissa Durbin, to the FDLE.”
“Essential Critical Infrastructure Work - MSN, RN, NEA, Chief In addition, the company offers a non-
ers,” ImageFIRST, the nation’s largest and Nursing Officer, Vice fingerprint based public database records
most respected healthcare linen rental and Nurses President of Admin - search service to businesses not requiring
laundry service provider dedicated to the istration, Boca Raton fingerprint background checks.
medical market, ranked staff and patient See pages 24-39 Regional Hospital; and “Simply put, FastFingerprints has a lot
safety and customer service their top pri- Diane Amado Tate, MS- to offer,” says McCleese. “Companies can
ority. HSA, MSN, RN, NE-BC, visit www.fastfingerprintsflorida.com for
According to Jay Juffre, Executive Vice Chief Nursing Officer, Vice Diane Amado Tate additional details on how to capitalize on
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