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New Data on Atraumatic Tenaculum Pain Scores
ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY: There was no difference in pain scores between the standard single-tooth tenaculum and the atraumatic vulsellum tenaculum.
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Clinical Briefs
In this section: no payoff to physical therapy after healed ankle fracture; bisphosphonates and bone recurrence; and manipulating the microbiome.
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New Year begins with the “hottest time” for case management jobs
The nation’s healthcare expansion into population health models and moving payment away from fee-for-service toward pay for quality performance and financial stewardship has created an unprecedented need for experienced case managers, and their salaries are climbing.
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Going to a passive needle safety system reduces injuries and costs
Switching from active to passive needle safety device dramatically reduced needlesticks in an 11-facility healthcare system, creating cost avoidance in reporting, treating, and follow-up that justified the additional expenditure for the devices.
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TJC: Time to curb patient falls in healthcare settings
With troubling data in hand about patient injuries and deaths, The Joint Commission has issued a Sentinel Event Alert, notifying healthcare organizations that they need to up their game when it comes to preventing patient falls.
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No More Bacon? Carcinogenicity of Meat
A review of published research by the World Health Organization concludes that processed meats are probably carcinogenic.
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Improve communication for effective case management
Case managers need to maintain optimal communication skills, and one way to do this is to make sure they’re mindful of their own stress levels and emotional health needs.
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Experts: Population health needs to address mental health
White, middle-aged Americans have an increasing mortality rate due to behavioral and mental health issues, demonstrating the need for population health to address behavioral health.
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Naloxone Nasal Spray (Narcan)
The FDA has approved naloxone in the form of a nasal spray as a life-saving medication to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.
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Here’s a snapshot of a model for case managers embedded with PCPs
Some healthcare organizations are finding that embedding case managers in primary care provider practices is an ideal way to help high-risk patients receive the care coordination and engagement they need to remain healthy.