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‘Immediate jeopardy’ can happen to any hospital
"Immediate jeopardy” are words you never want to see on a CMS survey report for your facility because it means you are on the brink of losing your accreditation for Medicare in a very short time, and that is only the worst of the ramifications.
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CMs can help clients and staff with building teamwork skills
Patient care can be helped or hindered by what is going on in the client’s home and community. How much family support does a patient have? Do they receive support from friends, community clubs, faith-based organizations, and neighbors?
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Experts: CMs need to adopt a life-long learner attitude
Today’s case manager needs to be a life-long learner, adopting interactive communication skills, improving organizational skills, and maintaining professionalism, according to a case management expert.
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What's Holding Case Managers Back?
Reimbursement and regulatory barriers are slowing down the transformative change that technology makes possible.
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Are ED Policies Inflexible?
Emergency department policies are neither a perfect sword nor a perfect shield.
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Legal Risks of Googling ED Patients Unclear, Cases Likely Coming
Conducting Internet searches on ED patients can be problematic, particularly when the physician does not have a clinically relevant reason for looking into the patient’s online life.
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What If Med/Mal Payout Exceeds Policy Limit?
While defendant EPs might be alarmed over threats to seize property and other assets, such threats might be legally problematic for a plaintiff’s attorney to actually carry out.
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EPs May Be Unaware of Unique EMTALA Risks Posed by Obstetric Patients
Does a pregnant patient want to leave your ED and go to a different hospital — the one at which she plans to deliver? If so, the EP faces some potentially significant legal risks.
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Best Defense Against Misdiagnosis Claim?
A look at best practices that can strengthen the EP’s defense against a malpractice suit alleging misdiagnosis of an ED patient.
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Teamwork Is ‘Huge Problem in ED Setting’
“This whole teamwork concept that the IOM is trying to promote is a huge problem in the ED setting.”