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Research Shows Skepticism Over Hallway Care
The practice of treating ED patients in hallways has generated some reports in the medical literature expressing concerns for patient safety, though the incidents cited do not reflect a system in which patients are first stabilized and seen by a physician in an exam room. -
Focus on Patients’ Strengths as Injury Recovery and Prevention Strategy
Case managers working with workers’ compensation clients or managing a population of older adult patients should keep in mind that strength is important for positive health outcomes.
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Care Coordination Team Helps Medically Complex Pediatric Cases
A national nursing shortage has affected families of medically complex children in Delaware, leading a Medicaid managed care organization to focus on a care coordination team approach.
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ED Uses Two-stage Triage to Improve Flow
Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, MS, developed a two-stage triage process that has helped improved throughput and many other aspects of care in the ED. -
Fix to ED Overcrowding Includes Hallway Treatment
A hospital in Mississippi has significantly improved its emergency department throughput and reduced the perennial problem of overcrowding in part by embracing a concept that most facilities try hard to avoid: treating patients in hallways and other non-standard areas. -
For Older Patients, Loneliness Might Be Biggest Social Determinant of Health
Loneliness and social exclusion can have a big impact on patients’ health and quality of life, and it is a problem that is compounded by deteriorating health as people grow older.
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Physician Burnout in the Emergency Department
Researchers continue to quantify increasing physician burnout, tying well-being and work unit safety grades to major medical errors.
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Misconceptions Surround Mindfulness, but the Present Is a Gift
Though mindfulness is increasingly discussed as a tonic against stress and burnout in healthcare settings, there still is some confusion about the nature of the practice and how to set up a program.
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EMTs Exposed to Opioids via Mucous Membranes
There have been recurrent reports of first responders and EMTs treating opioid overdose cases and then falling ill due to an occupational exposure of an undefined nature.
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A Roadblock to Return to Work
While highly publicized drug diversion incidents are frequently in the news, less is said about the healthcare worker’s road to recovery.