Texas Nurse Whistleblower Links

UNDER CONSTRUCTION  - FORGIVE THE DUST

Link to this page:   http://tinyurl.com/Texas-Nurses-Links

Latest News

http://nurse-practitioners.advanceweb.com/Features/Article-5/Whistleblower-Acquitted.aspx

http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/NRS-246443/Nursing-Associations-Applaud-Verdict-in-Texas-Whistleblower-Case.html

http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/NRS-246664/NurseonNurse-Hostility-Remains-an-Issue.html 

http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/NRS-246568/Nurse-Leaders-Role-in-Promoting-Autonomy-and-Accountability.html

http://www.chron.com/disp/discuss.mpl/editorial/6863280.html

http://www.topix.net/forum/source/el-paso-times/TAENDUJVQ8QCUH9DU

http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2010/feb/18/jo_chill_effect_021910_85883/#c89944

http://nurse-practitioners.advanceweb.com/Features/Article-5/Whistleblower-Nurses-Grateful-for-Peer-Support-During-Trial.aspx

http://nurse-practitioners.advanceweb.com/Features/Article-5/Whistleblower-Acquitted.aspx

http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/NRS-246443/Nursing-Associations-Applaud-Verdict-in-Texas-Whistleblower-Case.html

http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/NRS-246664/NurseonNurse-Hostility-Remains-an-Issue.html 

http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/NRS-246568/Nurse-Leaders-Role-in-Promoting-Autonomy-and-Accountability.html

http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/02/08/news/top_stories/kermit_west_texas_nurse_faces_jail_for_reporting_doctor.txt#blogcomments%23ixzz0fityhVoq

http://www.chron.com/disp/discuss.mpl/editorial/6863280.html

http://www.chron.com/disp/discuss.mpl/headline/metro/6862938.html

Blogs 

Why Tort Reform Makes Some People Nervous

A Travesty in Texas

N Y Times   Nurse On Trial After Reporting Doctor

The Consumerist  Whistleblower Nurse on Trial for Reporting Doctor to State Board

Diane   Nurse goes to Trial for Reporting Dr. Rolando Arafiles Improper Practices

Mike Dunford   

http://scienceblogs.com/authority/2010/02/the_winkler_county_nurse_trial.php

A strong argument made by someone who identifies himself or herself as Orac, with corrections by Dr. Paul Offit

http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2010/02/dr_rolando_arafiles_antivaccine_rhetoric.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+scienceblogs/insolence+(Respectful+Insolence)

Gregory Blesch - a second piece in Modern Healthcare

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100203/NEWS/302039961#

Molly McDonough in the ABA Journal

http://www.abajournal.com/mobile/whistleblowing_nurse_to_stand_trial_for_reporting_doctor_to_disciplinary_au/

Dr. David Gorski's terrific article

http://getbetterhealth.com/tag/complaints

Tom Inglis "Are West Texas nurses criminals or health advocates?"

http://www.statesman.com/opinion/inglis-are-west-texas-nurses-criminals-or-health-202731.html

Respectful Insolence Blog

http://healthwise-everythinghealth.blogspot.com/2010/02/report-doctor-and-go-to-jail.html

http://allnurses.com/nursing-news/tx-nurses-facing-408891-page20.html 

http://groups.google.com/group/net-gold/browse_thread/thread/115406b351020ba8 

http://nursing.advanceweb.com/Editorial/Content/Editorial.aspx?CC=205641 

http://net-gold.jiglu.com/discussion/messages/3347840

Articles of interest 

http://iplextra.indiatimes.com/search/quotes?q=arafiles+OR+"vicki+galle"+OR+"anne+mitchell"

http://topics.philly.com/search/articles?q=%22rolando+arafiles%22

http://topics.philly.com/article/0d4Da5J31Gar9

Quotes of interest

http://iplextra.indiatimes.com/search/articles?q=arafiles+OR+"vicki+galle"+OR+"anne+mitchell"

http://topics.philly.com/search/quotes?q="rolando+arafiles"

LAW

Federal Court Complaint w/ key documents

 http://www.casewatch.org/civil/mitchell/suit.pdf 

Federal Regulation  45 CFR 164.512(d).

http://www.lawyersandhipaa.com/512.htm

Google search here   45 CFR 164.512

Texas Statutes

State statute violations according to Federal Complaint filed by attorney for nurses:   

Texas Administrative Code 217.19 = http://tinyurl.com/Texas-Nurses-217-19

Section 301.4025 = http://tinyurl.com/Texas-Nurses-301-4025

Section 242.133 = http://tinyurl.com/Texas-Nurses-242-133

Section 160.012 = http://tinyurl.com/Texas-Nurses-160-012

Section 554.002 = http://tinyurl.com/Texas-Nurses-554-002

Nurses charged with violating

Misuse of official information      http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/txstatutes/PE/8/39/39.06

Harrassment     http://law.onecle.com/texas/penal/42.07.00.html

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NEWS

Twitter http://twitter.com/#search?q=%23WinklerRNs

and http://twitter.com/TexasNursesAssn

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/10/opinion/10wed3.html

Houston story    http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=7268059

February 9

http://www.kwes.com/global/story.asp?s=11960420

http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/nurse-faces-jail-time-trying-blow-whistle-doctor/2010-02-09#comment-3123

http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/NRS-246273/Nurse-Whistleblower-Case-Sets-Dangerous-Precedent.html

http://wellness.blogs.time.com/2010/02/09/nurse-in-legal-trouble-for-reporting-doctor/

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/nurse-whistleblower-fingered-doctor-bad-medicine-face-10/story?id=9781119

February 8, 2010

http://www.cbs7kosa.com/news/details.asp?ID=17826

http://www.cbs7.com/news/details.asp?ID=17826

http://www.newswest9.com/Global/story.asp?S=11953884

Trial begins, Jury selected, Sheriff testifies

NPR http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123502251  (thanks Mary)

February 7,  2010

Trial set to begin on Monday, February 8, 2010, against Anne Mitchell

 New York Times Feb. 6 article by Kevin Sack  http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/07/us/07nurses.html?pagewanted=all#

http://tinyurl.com/NY-Times-on-Texas-Nurses

New York Times article picked up on Feb. 7  by Dallas News, Seattle Times, Pittsburgh Post Dispatch & Sarasota Herald Tribune

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/DN-nurse_07tex.ART.State.Edition1.4be85e5.html

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2011003845_nurse07.html

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100207/ARTICLE/2071042/-1/NEWSSITEMAP

Business Insider - Feb. 7 article by Erin Geiger Smith      http://www.businessinsider.com/a-texas-nurse-faces-felony-charges-for-reporting-doctor-to-medical-board-2010-2

http://spotlight.vitals.com/2010/02/tit-for-tat-charges-doctor-rolando-arafiles/

http://spotlight.vitals.com/2010/02/tit-for-tat-charges-doctor-rolando-arafiles/comment-page-1/#comment-4691

http://northcountrypublicradio.org/blogs/ballotbox/2010/02/why-tort-reform-makes-people-nervous.html

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OVERVIEW

 Texas Nurses Assn. Page provides chronology   http://www.texasnurses.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=509#trialbegins

 Facebook Cause Page:  http://apps.facebook.com/causes/353772

 Modern Healthcare     http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20100203/NEWS/302039961#

  http://www.businessinsider.com/a-texas-nurse-faces-felony-charges-for-reporting-doctor-to-medical-board-2010-2

National Healthcare Association Media Contact Info:  

American Hospital Assn:  http://www.aha.org/aha/news-center/contact-us.html 

American Medical Assn:  http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/news/for-media.shtml

Joint Commission:   http://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/

  Arafiles' history:

Does this suggest a tendency to abuse the courts?  Thanks to Mike Dunford for finding this.

http://www.13thcoa.courts.state.tx.us/opinions/htmlopinion.asp?OpinionId=11725

http://tx.findacase.com/research/wfrmDocViewer.aspx/xq/fac./TX/2002/20020110_0000107.TX.htm/qx

http://www.13thcoa.courts.state.tx.us/opinions/case.asp?FilingID=11940

http://www.13thcoa.courts.state.tx.us/opinions/docket.asp?FullDate=20020110

Dr.Arafiles on God's Learning Channel

http://www.facebook.com/godslearningchannel?v=feed&story_fbid=172890241843

Arafiles' Videos

http://tinyurl.com/arafiles-videos

Is this Dr. Arafiles' website? 

http://www.health2fit.net/

Licensure History

http://www.circare.org/pd/arafiles_20070413.pdf

http://w3.health.state.ny.us/opmc/factions.nsf/58220a7f9eeaafab85256b180058c032/7a6202983003e311852573800060bc44/$FILE/lc205227.pdf

http://www.google.com/search?q=inurl:http://www.tmb.state.tx.us/++site:tmb.state.tx.us+arafiles&hl=en&safe=off&num=100&filter=0

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NURSE ASSOCIATIONS

Texas Nurses Assn  Information page    http://www.texasnurses.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=509

American Nursing Assn and Texas Nurses Assn  Joint Press Release:    http://www.texasnurses.org/associations/8080/files/ANA_TNA-PR.pdf

Legal Overview    http://www.martindale.com/white-collar-crime-law/article_Holland-Hart-LLP_768718.htm

LPN Advance     http://lpn.advanceweb.com/Editorial/Content/PrintFriendly.aspx?CC=206349

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PUBLICATIONS

Modern Healthcare     http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:IjeQkEZu_GsJ:www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20090727/SUB/907249994+A+Texas-size+mess&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

Medical News Today     http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/157884.php

Nursing News    http://allnurses.com/nursing-news/tx-nurses-facing-408891-page20.html

http://groups.google.com/group/net-gold/browse_thread/thread/115406b351020ba8

http://nursing.advanceweb.com/Editorial/Content/Editorial.aspx?CC=205641 

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BLOGS  /  FORUMS

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TEXAS

Nurses file suit

http://www.winklerpost.com/postnews/2009/wp20090827/wp20090827_news6.php

http://www.cbs7kosa.com/news/details.asp?ID=14661

See page 16 of    http://www.tmb.state.tx.us/news/Spring07/TxMedBdBulletin%20Spr%2007%20web.pdf

NEWS from Texas 

http://www.newswest9.com/Global/searchresults.asp?vendor=ez&qu=galle

http://www.cbs7.com/news/details.asp?ID=14113 News

http://www.cbs7.com/news/details.asp?ID=14149 News

http://www.cbs7kosa.com/news/details.asp?ID=14661 News

http://www.newswest9.com/Global/story.asp?S=10855544 News

http://www.newswest9.com/Global/story.asp?s=10989644 News

http://www.newswest9.com/Global/story.asp?s=10835124

Winkler Post hometown Kermit paper 

http://www.winklerpost.com/postnews/2009/wp20090827/wp20090827_news5.php

http://www.winklerpost.com/postnews/2009/wp20090716/wp20090716_news8.php. 

http://www.winklerpost.com/postnews/2009/wp20090723/wp20090723_oped.php 

http://www.winklerpost.com/postnews/2009/wp20090827/wp20090827_news6.php

http://www.winklerpost.com/resources/

http://www.winklerpost.com/postforum/index.php?topic=19.0

http://www.tmb.state.tx.us/ Texas Medical Board / Exec. Dir. Mari Robinson

http://www.fsmb.org/directory_smb.html Federation of State Medical Boards

http://www.txwd.uscourts.gov/general/offices/pecos.asp US District Court in Pecos where Nurses filed suit

http://www.kermittexas.us/ City of Kermit Texas

http://www.co.winkler.tx.us/index.htm Winkler county

http://www.co.winkler.tx.us/districtatty.htm Winkler County District Attorney

http://www.co.winkler.tx.us/distjudge.htm Winkler County District Judge

Winkler County Phone numbers

http://www.co.winkler.tx.us/utilities/WINKLER%20COUNTY%20TELEPHONE%20LISTINGS.pdf

http://www.co.winkler.tx.us/wcso.htm Winkler County Sheriff's Office

http://www.co.winkler.tx.us/countyatty.htm Winkler County Att