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Hyponatremia in the Emergency Department
Sodium and water balance are closely linked, and abnormalities in one often occur in association with abnormalities in the other. Hyponatremia and disordered water balance are among the most common electrolyte disturbances seen in the emergency department (ED).
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Debate Continues Over How to Better Manage Opioid Prescriptions
CDC’s recommendations to reduce opioid abuse stir controversy.
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TJC praises top hospitals in annual report
Hospitals continue to make progress on quality and safety, according to key measures of The Joint Commission’s 2015 annual report on quality and safety.
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Mobile teams fill the gap between the hospital and the community
A clinical team from The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, NJ, visits at-risk patients at home after discharge if the patients don’t qualify for or refuse home health services.
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Diabetes program focuses on the basics
Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, NC, is saving about $425,000 a year by implementing a multidisciplinary model that teaches patients with diabetes the basic skills they need to stay safe after discharge.
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Discharge Planning Requirements at a Glance
What hospitals should consider in evaluating a patient’s discharge needs.
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Preventing readmissions is a core focus of new discharge planning rules
In the proposed changes of the discharge planning portion of the Medicare Conditions of Participation, CMS reaffirms the goal of preventing hospital readmissions by ensuring safe transitions.
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New discharge planning rules focus on preferences, transitions
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued proposed changes to the Medicare Conditions of Participation that would increase the focus on patient preferences in the discharge process and beef up communication when patients are discharged from the hospital.
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After Terrorist Attacks, Hospital EDs Seek Protection
U.S. officials have told healthcare providers to review emergency plans.
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Crowded EDs leaving proven strategies for improving patient flow on the table
Investigators acknowledge there are no easy fixes to the problem and that culture change, hospital-wide interventions may be needed to make progress at many facilities.