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EMTALA Violations, Malpractice Claims Possible if ED Goes on Diversion Inappropriately
Diversion procedures should include community-based policies, created in agreement with EMS and other area hospitals, so everyone is handling the issue similarly. Create a formal activation procedure that specifies who must order diversion, acceptable reasons for diversion, how it is handled, and how the diversion is communicated to fire/EMS/police dispatch and other facilities.
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‘STRAUMA’ Protocol Activates Care for Patients with Concurrent Symptoms of Stroke, Trauma
Researchers designed STRAUMA specifically for patients who exhibit symptoms of stroke and show visible signs of trauma. Typically, EMS activates the protocol, but other emergency providers can call for it after an appropriate patient has presented to the ED. An activation pages stroke and trauma teams to respond so they can evaluate the patient jointly.
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Defuse Tensions and Protect Healthcare Workers with a Mix of Unique Tactics
The focus should be on de-escalating situations before they spiral out of control.
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TJC’s Revised Workplace Violence Prevention Requirements Take Effect
The revised standards address data collection and analysis, leadership oversight, training, and post-incident procedures. Recognizing incidents of workplace violence are underreported in healthcare, The Joint Commission created a comprehensive definition of workplace violence that should be incorporated into an organization’s policies and procedures.
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Creating Robust Solutions to Prevent Workplace Violence
Changing the way ordinary people think about how they interact with healthcare, how providers are there to help, not to be a subject of abuse, harassment, or violence, is vital.
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WHO: Corticosteroids OK for Children with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome
International group updates guidelines for treating young patients with this rare-but-serious COVID-19-related complication.
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Changes in Senior Care Post-COVID-19
Although the COVID-19 pandemic is not over, it is not too early to see changes to senior care because of what was learned in 2020 and beyond. -
Addressing Healthcare Disparities
For some patients, there exists certain health disparities — “preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury, violence, or in opportunities to achieve optimal health experienced by socially disadvantaged racial, ethnic, and other population groups, and communities,” as defined by the CDC. Case managers are in a unique position to address these challenges as they serve as a more concrete bridge between healthcare and the patient. -
New Research Supports Use of a Prenatal Case Management-Style Intervention
A new study of an intervention that used care management techniques to help women improve prenatal health revealed women made some positive changes, including reduced consumption of sugary drinks, increases in physical activity, and a decrease in pregnancy-related anxiety. Called the First 1,000 Days, the systems-oriented program, which starts in early pregnancy and lasts through the first 24 months of infancy, is for low-income mother/infant pairs. It is designed to help women and their children eliminate obesity risk factors. -
Link Found Between Stroke Patient Readmission Disparities and Minority Status
Black stroke patients are more likely to be readmitted to the hospital than white stroke patients, but this gap closes in hospitals with better nurse staffing levels, investigators found. These patients could experience better outcomes if hospitals allocate nursing resources in a way that appropriately addresses their additional, extenuating concerns and issues.