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Anna Gibson, RN, CDMS, a case manager specializing in catastrophic injuries and rehabilitation, typically gets a call when a catastrophically injured worker has just arrived at an acute care hospital and has been admitted to the intensive care unit.
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Creating a plan of care for a catastrophically injured patient is a little like creating a patchwork quilt you gather up scraps from a lot of different places and stitch it together, says Jolynne "Jo" Carter, BSN, RN, CCM.
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Medicaid beneficiaries enrolled in Anthem Blue Cross' Self-Care Initiative cut their emergency department use for nonemergent conditions in half, earning the Thousand Oaks, CA-based subsidiary of WellPoint Inc. a BlueWorks Award from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.
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Teaching patients about pain management is an important part of their education, yet many institutions have trouble meeting this education standard required by The Joint Commission in Oakbrook Terrace, IL.
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Policy is in place at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle that translates The Joint Commission Standard PC.6.10 into a statement about assessing the learning needs of patients and families, as well as tailoring education to their specific care, treatment and services.
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Research billing might continue to pose challenges for hospital research centers, but there are specific steps they can take to ensure accuracy and compliance with all regulations.
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Health care system administrators sometimes believe the investment in clinical trials may not be worth its benefits.
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Clinical trial investigators and professionals who hope to survive the regulatory and other burdens inherent in today's clinical research (CR) industry might take some tips from successful sites.