Patient Education Management Archives – July 1, 2008
July 1, 2008
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Pathfinders good research tool for resource centers to implement
A time-honored library tool, called a pathfinder, can be a good resource for patients and families visiting consumer libraries at health care facilities. -
Adults need training in preventing child sex abuse
The number of child sexual abuse cases could be dramatically cut by educating adults on how to prevent it from happening, says Nancy Chandler, ACSW, executive director of the Georgia Center for Child Advocacy in Atlanta. -
Cataract Awareness month is in August
Many people believe that poor eyesight is an inevitable part of aging, yet frequently the blurred vision can be much improved with cataract surgery, says Anne Sumers, MD, in private practice in Ridgewood, NJ, and a spokesperson for the American Academy of Ophthalmology, based in San Francisco. -
Catastrophically injured patients need management
Creating a plan of care for a catastrophically injured patient is a little like creating a patchwork quilt - you gather up scraps from a lot of different places and stitch it together, says Jolynne "Jo" Carter, BSN, RN, CCM. -
Case management starts at ICU, goes through discharge
Anna Gibson, RN, CDMS, a case manager specializing in catastrophic injuries and rehabilitation, typically gets a call when a catastrophically injured worker has just arrived at an acute care hospital and has been admitted to the intensive care unit. -
Program helps beneficiaries avoid unnecessary ED visits
Medicaid beneficiaries enrolled in Anthem Blue Cross' Self-Care Initiative cut their emergency department use for nonemergent conditions in half, earning the Thousand Oaks, CA-based subsidiary of WellPoint Inc. a BlueWorks Award from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.