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Monthly Calls Dramatically Cut ED Visits by Super-Users
Researchers at a Virginia hospital conducted a quality improvement project to get frequent ED visitors the care they needed and keep them out of the ED. The researchers identified the 50 top super-utilizing patients at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital’s ED in 2020 and contacted them about enrolling in a chronic care management program.
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Solo Agers Are a Growing Demographic in Health Systems Nationwide
A rising proportion of older patients are solo agers — adults who live alone. This phenomenon leads to challenges for case managers as they try to find safe places to transition patients who lack caregivers and family support. A Pew Research Center study in 2020 found that 27% of U.S. adults older than age 60 years live solo.
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Ways to Reduce Medication Issues During Care Transitions
Medication management services and coordination tops the list of essential interventions needed during transitions of care, according to the National Transition of Care Coalition. Care transitions can falter when patients’ medication assessment and management are not handled well, which is why case managers should follow some basic standards.
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Improve Collaboration Between Case Managers and Pharmacists
Hospital discharges and care transitions across the continuum are vulnerable time points for medication mismanagement. About 60% of all medication errors occur during transitions of care. Case managers working with pharmacists and providers can help prevent medication errors and omissions as patients transition home or to another care facility. Collaboration is key.
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Hairstyle Is a Hot Topic in 2024 Workplaces
A top goal in a workplace that embraces the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging is to accept and include people however they present. This includes allowing people of particular faiths to dress in a way that honors their faith and allowing employees to wear hairstyles that are more inclusive than adhering to a particular style, such as styles common among those of European descent.
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Ways to Improve Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in Case Management
Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging principles in healthcare have multiple benefits to an organization. They can cultivate a culture of innovation by embracing diverse perspectives.
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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging — A Positive for Case Managers and Patients
Despite controversy over diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging programs in recent years, case management leaders say these programs benefit healthcare professionals and align with the goals of patient-centered care.
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Nursing Union Condemns CDC Respiratory Changes
National Nurses United condemned new COVID-19 recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that shortens the isolation period for the public to as little as 24 hours if symptoms abate and the person is non-febrile.
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PEP Clock Ticking After Sharps Injury
Infection preventionists involved in post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for potential human immunodeficiency virus needlesticks should know the clock is ticking after injury follow-up begins. Such needlesticks certainly are a rare event, but the risk of seroconversion is not zero. A call to the National Clinician Consultation Center PEP line could be in order.
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New Leaders in Infection Control
The new leaders in two key roles for healthcare epidemiology and public health are Tania Bubb, PhD, RN, CIC, FAPIC, 2024 president of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology; and Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.