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Virtual Psychiatric Consultations Shorten ED Wait Times
A telepsychiatry program that provides virtual psychiatric consultations to patients in 21 EDs in the Carolinas HealthCare System has reduced the ED length of stay for patients with behavioral health issues who have typically spent long periods of time waiting for behavioral health treatment and placement.
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Collaborative Care Combines Medical, Behavioral Health Treatment
Montefiore Health System’s collaborative care model integrates medical care with treatment for behavioral health issues that can be handled in a primary care setting.
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Healthcare Costs Reduced When Patients Have a Place to Live
By providing permanent housing for homeless patients with medical and behavioral health issues who are frequent ED utilizers, a pilot program at the University of Illinois Hospital & Health and Sciences System in Chicago has reduced healthcare costs by 27% for the 27 patients in the program.
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Integrated Care Begins in the ED
Unless ED staff are trained to recognize and respond to the underlying behavioral health issues that prompt some patients to show up frequently, the ED may become a revolving door for these patients.
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Don’t Just Send Patients Home if They Have a Mental Health Issue
When case managers encounter patients with behavioral health needs, they shouldn’t just send the patients home after their physical illness is treated.
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Coordinate Medical Care, Mental Healthcare for the Best Outcomes
Hospital staff must identify patients with behavioral health issues and physical problems, and include both conditions in the treatment and discharge plans in order to prevent readmissions.
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Expect Zika Return, Reinforce HCW Safety
Employee health professionals should prepare for the return of Zika virus, as the CDC expects the mosquito-borne infection threat to return to the U.S. as the warmer months arrive.
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The Ethical Quandary of Moral Distress
Cynda Rushton and colleagues outline a path to “moral resilience” for nurses and other healthcare workers feeling conflicted about a given situation and the inner desire “to do the right thing.”
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Study: Older Patients Vulnerable to Functional Decline Following ED Visit
New findings from a rigorously designed study suggest that older patients who visit the ED are at enhanced risk of disability for up to six months following the visit.
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Case Management Contributes to Better Transitions, Reductions in LOS
When reviewing her health system’s care transition, a manager of case management noticed a trend: The length of stay was heading in the right direction, but the readmission rates bounced up and down.