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Transitional Pain Service Helps Patients Reduce Dependence on Opioids
Amidst the national opioid addiction crisis, a Utah nurse with a background in case management has collaborated with a team of doctors and nurses at a Veterans Administration hospital to reduce opioid use and dependence in patients — and their program has gained attention from The Joint Commission.
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A Case Manager’s Guide to Malpractice Prevention
Meticulous documentation, education on compliance issues, and clear communication can help mitigate a case manager's risk of facing malpractice.
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Health Coaching Helps Patients With Diabetes Improve Healthy Behaviors
A pilot study of hospitalized patients with type 2 diabetes found that 80% of patients who received a case management health coaching intervention were not readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of discharge. The patients with diabetes who were enrolled but never participated in the intervention returned to the hospital within the first two weeks post-discharge.
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Better Communication Can Improve Home Health Education for Patients
The authors of a new study suggest that hospitals are not providing patients with enough education about home health services, leading to unrealistic expectations after they are discharged home.
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Case Managers Should Be Aware of Fraud and Abuse Laws
Hundreds of healthcare providers are investigated and fined or reach settlements with the federal government each year under federal fraud, abuse, and kickback statutes. Federal investigators have pursued hospital case managers, as well as physicians and other providers.
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Workers Working Sick: Are Your Patients Safe?
Unfortunately, "working while sick" has historically been an all-too-common practice in healthcare, endangering patients and other healthcare staff. The fact that this trend continues unabated recently led to a call for action on presenteeism by infection control advisors to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Infection Prevention and Cardiac Implants: Sometimes, More Is Less
The authors found that many common “interventions are ineffective, and that the simplest strategies (those designed to limit bleeding risk and avoid implantations in patients with active infections) have the strongest potential to improve CIED infection outcomes.” -
Researchers Show Understaffing Translates to Infections
Understaffing of registered nurses for two consecutive work shifts showed a statistically significant increase in healthcare-associated infections, researchers report in a new study.