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When Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, undertook an initiative to improve the efficiency of nursing homes admissions, the task force looked at ways to improve communication and collaboration with local skilled nursing facilities (SNFs).
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Since Hurley Medical Center in Flint, MI, began a comprehensive program to improve documentation, reimbursement has improved and the hospitals severity of illness and risk of mortality data have come in line with benchmark data.
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A case management program for newly diagnosed breast cancer patients at MeritCare Health System in Fargo, ND, helps women smoothly navigate through the health care maze as they make treatment decisions.
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Health care providers have access to plenty of flowcharts and algorithms designed to guide the treatment of patients with particular diagnoses, but many of them arent designed for use in the emergency department (ED).
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Wouldnt you love for emergency department (ED) nurses to have a quick, easy way to access department policies, updates, drip charts, dosing protocols, telephone numbers, and procedures for infrequent ordering processes?
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If you think your hospital doesnt have a problem with denials, then you arent doing enough to track them, says Christine Collins, CHAM, director of patient access for Brigham & Womens Hospital in Boston.
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This study examined whether the isolation of patients to prevent nosocomial transmission of disease leads to patient neglect and medical errors.
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The telemetry tracing shown in the Figure was interpreted as showing bigeminy, in that every other beat was thought to be a PVC. Do you agree with this interpretation?
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The authors of this randomized, controlled study sought to determine whether incorporation of a D-dimer testing strategy in patients with suspected deep-vein thrombosis would reduce the need for ultrasound imaging without compromising patient safety.
