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Improving case managers’ relationship skills can make the job easier
Case managers can add to their skill set of communication and care coordination by focusing on relationship-building.
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Expand Your Case Management Team’s Reach
Developing relationships with care providers across the continuum gets it done.
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Fluids and Electrolyte Management
MONOGRAPH: A clinical guide for pediatric maintenance fluid therapy, rehydration therapies, and sodium homeostasis.
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By Using In Vitro Fertilization, Pregnancy Rates Can Approach Those in Fertile Women
Cumulative live-birth rates were more than 65% after the sixth cycle of in vitro fertilization.
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Use of CNMs and Hospitalists
A study assessing the effects of instituting a model of certified nurse midwife with MD laborist backup on a private patient population showed a decrease in cesarean section rate and an increase in vaginal birth after cesarean delivery rate without any change in combined neonatal outcome.
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Fluconazole Use During Pregnancy
In this large cohort study from Denmark, use of oral fluconazole during pregnancy was associated with a slightly increased risk of spontaneous abortion and no increased risk of stillbirth.
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2016 USPSTF Update: Recommendations for and Effectiveness of Screening Mammography
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recently released updates to the 2009 recommendations on breast cancer screening. Additional studies published since the last review strengthen the conclusion that mammography screening results in a reduction in the risk of death from breast cancer.
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CMS Releases Guide to Preventing Readmissions Among Diverse Beneficiaries
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health has released a new Guide to Preventing Readmissions among Racially and Ethnically Diverse Medicare Beneficiaries.
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CMS Proposes Access to information for Quality, Patient Care Improvement
CMS has proposed rules that will expand access to analyses and data that will help providers, employers, and others make more informed decisions about care delivery.
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Hospital Culture Must Be Measured, Not Just Improved
Hospitals strive to have the right culture, particularly when it comes to patient safety, but measuring improvement can be challenging. It’s not enough to strive for a health culture, says one expert. You also have to know if you’re getting any closer to your goal.