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Healthcare Workers Holding the Line Against Pandemic
Many have died and more have been sickened, but the nation’s healthcare workers are grimly holding the line against the worst pandemic in a century. Those who survive may pay a mental health price, a “moral injury” not unlike soldiers returning from war, mental health experts warn.
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Medication Reconciliation Improved with Artificial Intelligence and Electronic Health Record
Covenant Medical Center in Saginaw, MI, recently used artificial intelligence-driven technology to protect staff and improve the quality of care for patients in its emergency care unit, completely automating the medication reconciliation process.
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Non-Medical Home Care Can Fill Gaps to Help Seniors at Home
The frontline caregivers who visit patients’ homes and provide help with their activities of daily living often are the unrecognized helpers, preventing chronically ill patients from heading to the emergency department or hospital. As population health initiatives and case management increasingly transition at-risk patients home and keep them out of the hospital, there is a greater need for home-based resources.
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Care Coordination Program Fills Gaps in Social Determinants of Health
An interprofessional care coordination program helps train college students while helping vulnerable communities. The Richmond Health and Wellness Program began in 2012 with the three prongs of education, research, and service. The idea of the health and wellness program was to provide care to people to fill their gaps from social determinants of health.
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A Look at STRIDE Study Intervention
The Strategies to Reduce Injuries and Develop Confidence in Elders study produced breakthrough findings that suggest fall prevention among older adults is more challenging than the authors of previous research found.
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Falls Injure Millions of Americans, Cost $50 Billion Each Year
Recent studies challenge assumptions about how case managers and other healthcare professionals can reduce fall risk among older patients with comorbidities and recent hospital stays. The key is to focus on fall risk from just before a person is hospitalized to weeks after hospitalization.
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Too Many EP Malpractice Claims Could Mean Liability for Hospital
In most states, hospitals already are vicariously liable for the actions of their hospital-based physicians. It is more difficult to defend the care of a clinician who is sued constantly.
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Specific Items, if Well-Documented, Prove ED Met EMTALA Obligations
When CMS surveyors come on site to investigate an EMTALA complaint, the outcome often comes down to documentation.
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Added Statement to NPDB Report About ED Lawsuit Is Not Always Warranted
A short statement to explain what led to a National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) report might be acceptable. A lengthy diatribe railing against the injustice of the lawsuit is not. Before submitting a response to a NPDB report, seek counsel.
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Suspicious Changes to ED Chart Become Central Focus of Malpractice Lawsuit
Once someone concludes an emergency physician changed the medical record after a bad outcome, credibility (and likely the case) is lost. If there really is a valid reason to correct the electronic health record, clinicians should consult their facility’s policies and procedures regarding such corrections.