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Patient Safety Alert supplement
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Discharge Planning Advisor: ED patient advocate draws on nursing skills
Working for 10 years as emergency department nursing manager at St. Mary's Hospital in Tucson, AZ, Cassandra Pundt, RN, CEN, recalls she was constantly struck by the "tremendous need" for a patient advocate specifically dedicated to the ED. -
Five tips for better CM, physician collaboration
Remember that the case manager-physician relationship is like a marriage and you have to keep working at it to make it a good one, says Steve Blau, MBA, MSW, LCSW-C, director of case management for Good Samaritan Hospital in Baltimore. -
Point out problems, then let go of them
It's frustrating when you point out that a patient doesn't meet acute care criteria or that documentation in a chart is not complete and nothing happens, even if you take it to your physician advisor. -
Case manager-physician collaboration essential for good patient care
When it comes to talking with physicians about documentation or admissions criteria, it's often not what you say but how you say it that helps you get an answer. -
Clinical Briefs in Acute Care Volume 2
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Clinical Briefs in Acute Care Volume 2
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Clinical Briefs in Acute Care Volume 2
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Clinical Briefs in Acute Care Volume 2
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Don't use rigid approach for spiritual assessment
A 2004 study published in the Annals of Family Medicine analyzed when patients want a discussion about spirituality and what they want done with the information.