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USPSTF Recommends Screening for Anxiety
The group suggests including all patients younger than age 65 years, calls for more study of screening older patients.
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AAP Advocates Placing Outpatient Pharmacies in Emergency Departments
The pediatrics group suggests this around-the-clock service would ensure more patients fill vital prescriptions.
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TJC Healthcare Equity Certification Launches July 1
The accrediting organization joins the industry’s push to provide more equitable treatment and services.
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Complications of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators in the Emergency Department Setting
It is critical for providers in emergency department settings to be aware of the risks associated with implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) placement and management of ICD malfunctions and complications.
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Encouraging Clerical Support for Case Managers
Case managers perform a varied and full load of tasks each day, but is each one equally worthy of their time? It is becoming more valuable for case managers to consider requesting clerical staff to assist with tasks that do not require the skills of an RN or social worker.
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Standardizing Patient Loads for Case Managers
In most clinical disciplines, a standardized caseload is the norm and has existed for quite some time. However, that is not the norm in case management. There has not yet been a standard, agreed-upon caseload, and that often has meant case managers are spread thin with too many patients or excess work.
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Build Communication Skills with Patients and Families
Researchers asked parents of critically ill children what type of communication they appreciated and what types they found stressful. They learned how providers, case managers, and other healthcare professionals could improve their communication and patient/family education.
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Ways to Improve Communication Among Care Teams and Patients/Parents
Provider and patient or family conversations often take place in ICUs and other settings where patients and family members may experience high levels of stress, anxiety, and depression. Communication challenges can contribute to their stress, particularly when the patient is a child, research shows.
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Care Continuum Collaboration Improves Heart Failure Patient Care
A focus on multidisciplinary management of heart failure patients, along with transitional care interventions and integration with post-acute care facilities, can lower 30-day readmission rates for heart failure patients, new research shows.
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Nurse Care Coordinators Are Valuable in Federally Qualified Health Centers
A Federally Qualified Health Center that invested in a registered nurse care coordination program in a primary care setting found the position provided a valuable service and was cost-effective.