Articles Tagged With:
-
A Cup of Coffee May Help Patients Live Longer
In a prospective cohort of patients coinfected with HIV and hepatitis C virus, drinking three or more cups of coffee per day halved the all-cause mortality risk.
-
Systemwide Program Improves Post-discharge Care for Indigent Patients
Faced with a growing indigent population, Sentara Healthcare developed a comprehensive systemwide program with post-acute providers that agreed to partner with the hospital to care for indigent patients after discharge.
-
If Discharge Plan A Fails, Maybe Plan B or C Will Work
Developing a successful discharge plan for patients with a history of drug abuse takes creativity, patience, and flexibility.
-
Discharge Planning for Opioid Abusers Presents Many Challenges
Creating a successful discharge plan for patients with opioid abuse issues is a huge challenge for a case manager in the cardiac care unit at Massachusetts General Hospital.
-
Compatibility Is Key to the Success of Case Manager-Social Worker Teams
Case management leadership should make sure the teams work well together and understand how to work cohesively and collaboratively.
-
A Formal Model Helps Eliminate Duplication, Gaps in Care
Initiatives from CMS make it more important for case management leadership to review the duties, roles, and responsibilities of all disciplines and build an effective model.
-
Vague Job Descriptions Leave Everyone Confused
One of the biggest problems case management consultants encounter is the lack of detailed job descriptions for case managers and social workers. Some hospitals don’t have job descriptions at all, while others use almost the same verbiage for RN case managers and social workers.
-
RN Case Managers, Social Workers Should Work as a Team With Clearly Defined Roles
With increasingly complex patients and changing reimbursement rules, it takes both an RN case manager and a social worker to gather a complete picture of a patient’s situation and create an effective discharge plan.
-
Science Focuses on Mycoplasma genitalium
Mycoplasma genitalium, a sexually transmitted infection, is a major cause of urethritis in men and is associated with cervicitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, preterm birth, and spontaneous abortion in women.
-
New Study Points to Long-term Effectiveness of 9-Valent HPV Vaccine
Vaccine could prevent 90% of cervical cancer cases worldwide.