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Case Management is Crucial to Population Health
The population health model in healthcare is gaining ground as the industry recognizes the benefits in quality improvement, reduced costs, and improved health.
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IOM says diagnosis errors underappreciated
The delivery of healthcare has proceeded for decades with a blind spot: Diagnostic errors — inaccurate or delayed diagnoses — persist throughout all settings of care and continue to harm an unacceptable number of patients.
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Treat diagnostic errors as systemic, not individual human mistakes
Diagnostic errors are underappreciated and will require a collaborative approach to reduce them, according to a recent report from the Institute of Medicine.
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Interdisciplinary mistrust, communication breakdowns cited in survey of ED handoffs
A recent survey found that nearly a third of all the participating physicians reported having handoff-related adverse events, and most put the blame on ineffective communication.
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Elder care is growing issue in case management
As the baby boomers age, case managers will need to learn more about how this large senior citizen demographic shift will affect healthcare management and services, including end-of-life services.
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How incentives, case management improve outcomes in diabetic patients
The Triad HealthCare Network’s wellness program relies on incentives and case management to improve outcomes in reducing hospitalizations, emergency room visits, and costs for a large health system payer’s members.
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Case management program produces dramatic results
A case management program for a large health system has produced dramatically improved healthcare and cost savings results.
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CDC, FDA sound alarm on recurrent problems in reprocessing
Warning that continuing infection control lapses are endangering patients, the CDC and the FDA recently issued a joint alert calling for healthcare facilities to review policies and practices in cleaning and processing reusable medical devices.
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Healthcare workers urged to be vaccinated against seasonal flu
After last year’s poor flu vaccine efficacy, public health officials think they have a much better match for the 2015-2016 season and are urging healthcare workers to be immunized to protect themselves and patients.
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‘Immediate jeopardy’ can happen to any hospital
"Immediate jeopardy” are words you never want to see on a CMS survey report for your facility because it means you are on the brink of losing your accreditation for Medicare in a very short time, and that is only the worst of the ramifications.