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Malpractice can begin at the front desk with simple errors by admissions staff
Seemingly simple errors at the front desk can have devastating effects on patient safety and may expose the hospital to litigation that is more damaging than malpractice lawsuits, warns a lawyer who has studied the issue.
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Hospital culture must be measured, not just improved
Hospitals strive to have the right culture, particularly when it comes to patient safety, but measuring improvement can be challenging.
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High reliability organizations aim high, strive for zero
With the high reliability organization concept, hospitals are aiming not to just improve and reduce errors, but to completely eliminate them.
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Care coordination model works well with diabetes patients
An outpatient case management and care coordination program targeted a population of people with diabetes to improve quality of life and medical care.
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Patient only needed someone to listen
A woman visited the clinic, seeking palliative care services and to see a provider about managing her pain and her goals for care.
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Integrating palliative care in case management can work
The recent surge in palliative care growth has been partly fueled by the Affordable Care Act’s focus on improving healthcare quality.
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Palliative Care's Role for Case Managers Increases
Case management’s team-based approach to improving quality of care increasingly is being used for patients with life-threatening illnesses.
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The sick treating the sick: HCWs pressured to work ill
Employee health professionals must work with clinical colleagues to develop clear, supportive policies that clarify when ill healthcare workers should take a sick day rather than expose vulnerable patients and co-workers, researchers recommend.
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Health system screens all patients for suicide risk
In what appears to be a first for a health system, Parkland Health & Hospital System in Dallas recently implemented suicide screenings for all patients.
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Help wanted: CBO to screen patients for benefits
When a hospital identifies that a number of patients have need for food assistance that has not been met, a quick fix is to partner with a community-based organization to meet that need.