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In order to meet todays challenges and those of the future, case managers need to stay connected and keep their finger on the pulse of todays health care system, says Anne Llewellyn, RN, BHSA, CCM, CRRN, CEAC.
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Prompting members who are at high risk for complications of diabetes to change their lifestyle to better control their disease is the hardest part of Fallon Community Health Plans diabetes program, points out Janice Betz, RN, senior clinical manager for diabetes care at Fallon.
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After four years of positive experiences with a national disease management vendor, Fallon Community Health Plan in Worcester, MA, decided it would be more beneficial to members and providers if the diabetes management program was transitioned in-house.
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The final version of the recently proposed changes to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) takes effect on Nov. 10. To provide you with critical information on the updated regulations from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Thomson American Health Consultants offers "New EMTALA Regulations: Are They Too Good to be True?" an audio conference on Tuesday, Oct. 21, from 2:30-3:30 p.m., EST.
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The recognition of non-accidental injury is critical for a pediatric
trauma patient. In the year 2000, almost 3 million reports of child
abuse were made to social service agencies. Forty-four percent of the
fatalities were children younger than 1 year of age. Not only are these
statistics alarming, but they point out the need for emergency
department and trauma physicians and nurses to recognize non-accidental
injury and aggressively protect the children who seek our medical
expertise and protection.
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The ECG in the Figure was obtained from a previously healthy 32-year-old African American male who presented in a coma from diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Cardiovascular exam was unremarkable. In addition to being treated for DKA, should he also be considered a potential candidate for thrombolytic therapy?
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The authors of this study sought to quantify the impact of adding an IV loading dose to a subcutaneous regimen of enoxaparin among patients with acute coronary syndromes by examining several in vivo and ex vivo measures of anti-coagulation among patients randomized to one of these two regimens.
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Its not an urban legend or an Internet rumor. A Canadian woman really did walk through a metal detector at an airport and trigger the alarm, which led to the discovery that a 33 cm surgical retractor had been left in her abdomen after a procedure.