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Employee health professionals are asking for a greater voice -- and more attention -- from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) in Oakbrook Terrace, IL.
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A staph infection develops among several patients in a unit, and the investigation begins. Lab tests show the cases are linked. Could an employee be the carrier?
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The emergence of community-associated methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has raised concerns about how to prevent hospital-based outbreaks.
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At Edward Hospital in Naperville, IL, advanced practice nurses take the lead in meeting the hospital's goals of being in the top 10% of the core measures and other performance measures.
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A team approach to documentation enhancement has resulted in a reduction in accounts receivable days, more accurate billing, and dramatic decreases in the number of queries to physicians for clarification about documentation at the Catholic Health System of Buffalo, NY.
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Case management is a collaborative process at Edward Hospital in Naperville, IL, with advanced practice nurses leading a team that includes utilization managers, social workers, and staff nurses.
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When an elderly patient is hospitalized at Lee Memorial Hospital in Fort Myers, FL, the case managers on the unit may call in a geriatric care manager who already has been working with the patient and has additional information that will be useful in creating the discharge plan.
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Discharge planning starts at admission. It's one of the most basic tenets of the discipline, notes Jackie Birmingham, RN, MS, CMAC, but one that is increasingly brushed aside as hospitals focus on utilization review (UR) and bed management in an effort to enhance patient throughput.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced significant changes in the inpatient prospective payment system, including interim steps toward a comprehensive revision of the DRG model to tie reimbursement more closely to the severity of the patient's condition.
