Case Management Advisor – March 1, 2015
March 1, 2015
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Experts: Market Case Management to Younger Professionals
Case management faces a brain drain in the next decade as the bulk of its membership heads toward retirement.
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New study highlights CM demographics
The Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC) of Mount Laurel, NJ, conducts a thorough survey of case managers every five years, providing a snapshot of where the profession stands.
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Palliative care options increase as CMs look for end-of-life care
After more than two decades, the concept of palliative care is gaining traction among case managers and other healthcare providers, partly in response to acceptance for this type of end-of-life care under the Affordable Care Act. Advocates of palliative care cite its benefit of filling in gaps in symptom management for patients undergoing procedures at the end of life.
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Use screening tools, partnerships to improve identification, care of victims of IPV
With all the problems that emergency providers face on a daily basis, it can be especially difficult to identify and manage patients who may be victims of intimate partner violence (IPV). Some of these individuals are reluctant to share that they are in danger at home, and providers are often hesitant to push for this information — either because they lack ready access to resources to respond, or they aren’t sure what the next steps should be.
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Nurses report bullying, disrespectful behavior by other nurses similar to ‘hazing’
A common perception is that a lot of the bullying and disrespect that can create a toxic work culture in healthcare settings is directed by physicians toward nurses. Surprisingly, nurses appear to observe a hierarchy within their own ranks that may be just as mean-spirited, says Elaine Larson, PhD, RN, FAAN, CIC, associate dean for research at the Columbia School of Nursing in New York.
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Only 1 HCW confirmed as occupationally infected with HIV in last 15 years, with 12 ‘possible’ cases
In the 1990s, tragic cases of healthcare workers who acquired AIDS and hepatitis on the job helped propel the movement for sharps safety. The evidence now shows the success of safer devices, standard precautions and post-exposure prophylaxis: In the past 15 years, only one health care worker developed HIV in a confirmed occupational exposure, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.1