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Hurricane Harvey Was a Disaster Preparedness Test for Case Managers
After Hurricane Harvey struck Texas, leaving Houston underwater, case management leaders at area healthcare organizations found it challenging to locate all of their employees to ensure their safety.
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Pre-existing Health Determines Quality of Life, Physical Symptoms After ICU Discharge
The authors of this nested cohort study within a randomized, controlled trial of ICU survivors requiring > 48 hours of mechanical ventilation found that pre-existing comorbidity was the main determinant of long-term health-related quality of life.
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Massive Transfusion Protocols: Recommendations Regarding Initiation and Termination
This was a narrative review of societal recommendations for initiation of massive transfusion protocols based on objective scoring systems and clinical assessment and criteria for termination of protocols.
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Implementing Restrictive Transfusion Strategies to Improve Patient Outcomes
There is extensive evidence supporting a restrictive transfusion approach in critically ill patients and cardiac surgery patients. The data favor restrictive strategies in hip and knee surgery, except in geriatric patients for whom evidence favors a more liberal transfusion strategy. Evidence is sparse in sepsis, oncology, and acute coronary syndrome patients, warranting further study.
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CMS Issues Text Message Guidance
CMS has issued clarification of its position regarding the use of text messaging with patient information between providers, saying it is “permissible if accomplished through a secure platform.”
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JAHF Age-friendly Initiative Showing Results
The John A. Hartford Foundation's Age-Friendly Health System initiative seeks to improve care transitions and the way episodes of care are addressed for an aging population. -
Move to Fewer and Better Measures, Physicians Say
Existing quality measures should be winnowed down from several hundred to two dozen. -
Streamlining Metrics Helps With ‘Measurement Mania’
Quality metrics should be streamlined to focus only on those that truly affect patient care. -
Patient Engagement, Net Promoter Scores Increased With Feedback
Improving patient feedback can dramatically increase engagement levels with caregivers and decrease turnover, leading to an overall improvement in the quality of care, one hospital reports. -
Focus on QAPI Helps Hospital Overcome Bad Survey
A poor accreditation survey is bad news for any hospital, but with the right approach it can be the beginning of systematic improvements that improve quality throughout the organization.