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Salaries for case management are increasing, but the vast majority of case managers are working far more than the traditional 40-hour week and in many cases are being asked to be more than ever before, according to respondents to the 2005 Hospital Case Management Salary Survey.
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Your recent disaster drills may have prepared you for scenarios such as local school bus accidents, an explosion at a nearby plant, or chemical spills at a factory.
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Has your organization ever had volunteers offer help during a disaster but was unable to utilize the extra manpower because credentials could not be verified?
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Although large organizations tend to have access to major resources and communitywide planning, smaller organizations often find themselves out of the loop when it comes to disaster planning.
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Hundreds of service handoffs take place everyday when patients are transferred between caregivers and units. Ideally, a hand-off transfer of responsibility for a patient occurs without a break in patient care and associated activities.
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The role of the quality professional is more important than ever, agree experts in the quality field interviewed by Hospital Peer Review.
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An emergency department patient is brought in for an X-ray, but the nurse forgets to tell the radiologist about the patients allergy to contrast dye. During a change of shift, a caregiver doesnt mention that the patient is at high risk for a fall injury.
