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Patient and Family Advisors help keep staff focused on the patients
When the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics embarked on its discharge collaborative project to improve patient satisfaction with the discharge process, the organization’s Patient and Family Advisors were an important part of the process.
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Setting the time and date helps enhance patients’ discharge experience
More than 70% of patients at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics are assigned a designated discharge date and time, and the average patient leaves within 28 minutes of the set time.
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Star Ratings don’t give the whole picture of the hospital
When the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services posted its Star Ratings on the Hospital Compare website for the first time, only 5% of hospitals received the highest five-star rating.
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Work with nursing to make sure patients understand the discharge plan
Case managers may not be in charge of all their patients’ discharge education, but it is their responsibility to make sure that patients receive the education they need to care for themselves at home and that they understand it, or that referrals are made after discharge to continue their education, says Linda Sallee, RN, MS, CMAC, ACM, IQCI, director for Huron Healthcare with headquarters in Chicago.
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Star Ratings show hospitals need to improve the discharge process
For the first time, the CMS is posting Star Ratings, showing patients’ perception of care, on the Hospital Compare website.
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Treatment Choices Among the PDE5 Inhibitors
Patients may benefit from an opportunity to try more than one PDE5 inhibitor, but the differences between them are generally quite modest.
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The NOF Guideline on Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis
In persons with low BMD, guidelines suggest vertebral imaging dependent on age and other specific risk factors, such as low-trauma fracture during adulthood, height loss, or long-term steroid use.
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Treatment of Depression: Sometimes, It’s Hard to Beat Placebo
Clinical trials in major depression may benefit from attending to issues that tend to magnify placebo response.
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Reflections on the Consequences of Morning BP Surge
Study determined morning BP surge was associated with increase CV risk in Japanese, but not African-American, men.
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Does Hypovitaminosis D Increase Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in Hypertensive Patients?
Explanations for how vitamin D might be related to AFIB include the observation that activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system is heightened in vitamin D deficiency states.