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Interventions in the ED can have a significant impact on whether domestic violence victims receive ongoing community-based services, says this study from State University of New York at Buffalo.
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Here are vital management tips you must know to address growing caseloads from five top club drugs - MDMA, ketamine, 2C-T-7, GHB, and dextromethorphan.
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If congestive heart failure is misdiagnosed in your ED and the B-type natriuretic peptide test was not available, you could face increased liability risks, according to some cardiovascular experts.
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The ENA Staffing Best Practices Tool and Guidelines was tested using data from more than 30 volunteer EDs from across the United States with a range of patient volumes and facility types.
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By the time people come to case managers for geriatric care management, they already have dealt with the system and have a lot of frustrations and misinformation.
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When an elderly person can no longer live at home without assistance, it helps if the family can look at all the pros and cons of every scenario, Elizabeth Bodie Gross, FNP, MBA, CCM suggests.
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Hospital visits by social case management consultants have paid off for Horizon/Mercy of Trenton, NJ, the states largest managed care organization serving the publicly insured.
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A visit from a Horizon/Mercy social worker often is the only visit that many of the health plan members get while theyre in the hospital.
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For a disease management program to be successful, everyone in your organization must be committed to it and willing to invest the considerable money and other resources it will take to make the program a success, Pam Mays, MPH, BSRN, RN, says.
