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Case Management in Hospitals Is Being Transformed to Care Coordination
The hospital case management role that has been prevalent for more than three decades is transforming, hospital-by-hospital, into a value-based care coordination role.
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Better Management of Patients With Psychiatric Needs
With limited care options, patients with psychiatric emergencies often present to the nearest ED where they may wait for hours, if not days, for some sort of disposition.
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Offering Patients Hospital Care at Home
With hospitals and EDs overwhelmed with patients in many communities, there is growing interest in a concept that provides hospital-level care in the home for certain patients.
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Stop on REDD: Researchers Study Discharge Data on High-risk Patients
Researchers from Penn State and Geisinger Health System in Pennsylvania developed a discharge-planning model they say is ahead of its time because it does not focus solely on readmission risks.
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Grant Funds ED Case Management for At-risk Population
A new grant is helping to provide a path toward stability for patients with mental and behavioral health issues who come to the ED.
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Tips for More Effective Pediatric Discharge Planning
Caring for hospitalized children involves a unique look at creating plans of care and keeping the family calm and informed, experts say.
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Ethics Involvement Needed With Complex Discharges
Multiple ethical issues arise during discharge planning, including consent, capacity, and autonomy.
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Case Management Leaders: Without You, We’re Nothing, Part 1
This month, we will discuss why case management leaders continue to be so challenged and how they can cope with this ever-growing and demanding job.
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Emergency Providers Play a Pivotal Role in Suicide Prevention
With suicide rates rising, there is a new focus on what frontline providers can do to address the problem.
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Physician Sues Hospital Based on Attempts to Restrict Referrals
A doctor claims in his lawsuit that hospital representatives allegedly called patients and said they had to schedule their surgeries at their facility, even though the doctor had initially recommended another hospital.