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Case managers, financial staff work together closely
At Medical City Dallas Hospital, the case management team works closely with the financial team to ensure that patients get the care they need and that the hospital is reimbursed for the stay, says Pat Wilson, RN, BSN, MBA, assistant vice president for case management and transplant services.
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Being a Good Steward of Your Patients’ Benefits
Today’s case managers have to be aware of the financial piece in every aspect of the patient stay.
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CMs should understand financial side as well as clinical side of healthcare, experts recommend
In today’s healthcare environment with its focus on high-quality, cost-effective care, it’s more important than ever for case managers to understand the financial side of healthcare.
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Weekend Media Caseload: Neal Awards Update from New York City
Like it's an honor just to be nominated, it was an honor just to be a finalist in the 2015 Jesse H. Neal awards that were held this past Friday.
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CDC: Only one confirmed occupational HIV infection in a U.S. health care worker since 2000
In the 1980s when HIV infection was tantamount to a death sentence, health care workers bravely took care of the first epidemic waves of AIDs patients.
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Hospital goes high tech, improves hand hygiene
An Alabama hospital greatly improved hand hygiene compliance and significantly reduced health care associated infections (HAIs) after installing an automated hand-hygiene monitoring system.
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CDC, ECRI Institute devise culturing protocols for duodenoscopes to prevent CRE infection
Responding to a series of outbreaks of CRE (carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae) linked to duodenoscopes, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has developed an interim protocol for culturing the devices before use to create a greater of margin of safety for patients.
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Hospitals moving on antibiotic stewardship, but outpatient settings have a more difficult task
The analogy between antibiotic resistance and climate change is an apt one in the sense that both require a local and a global response. Flagrant antibiotic prescribing in outpatient settings, for example can certainly undermine a judicious hospital response in the grand scheme of things. Similarly, what good is it if one country fights to save fading antibiotic efficacy but another nation passes out pills like candy. More on that later, but first the outpatient problem.
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LTC worker flu shot rates low due to false fears
Whether it is due to apathy or ignorance, many workers in long term settings have historically avoided seasonal flu shots even though the residents under their care may be at high risk of experiencing complications of influenza infection.
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Help young women transition to adult healthcare
Young women ages 18 to 25 represent a heterogeneous population transitioning from adolescence into adulthood who might present with unique issues and challenges, including a potential gap in healthcare after pediatric healthcare. The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology has just released a committee opinion to help providers structure preventive healthcare visits to screen for health issues and counsel patients about a variety of health topics, including reproductive health.