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CMS Makes New Push for Electronic Health Records, Telehealth Reimbursement
With its focus on reducing administrative burden and increasing time providing care to patients, CMS recently proposed new paperwork flexibility along with new proposals for virtual care reimbursement.
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UMC Health Opens New Outpatient Observation Unit
UMC Health System in Texas opened a new 34-bed outpatient observation unit to ensure that all patients are receiving appropriate care.
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Two Essential Steps to Best Support Substance Abuse Patients
Patients with substance use disorder have high rates of hospitalization, readmission, and long lengths of stay. All healthcare providers must understand the connection between trauma and addiction.
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Emergency Clinicians Steer Patients With Substance Use Problems Into Effective Treatment
Baltimore has struggled mightily with substance misuse, and much of this burden has fallen on EDs in the region. This has prompted hospitals and public health authorities to create innovative solutions to address the problem in a comprehensive way.
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Brochure Shows How to Plan Care Discussions
Case managers can access a free, downloadable guide about how to improve communication with families during stressful health events.
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Conversations Can Be a Good Way to Improve Transitions
Poorly developed communication strategies can undermine case management efforts to inform and train patients.
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Best Practices for Case Management of Brain Injury Patients
Case managers have a great deal to offer people who have survived traumatic brain injuries. To help patients improve quality of life, case managers must be extremely creative with resources, and flexible with where to find these resources.
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Case Managers Can Help Patients With Traumatic Brain Injuries
Millions of people survive brain injuries each year, but when the concussion is severe, recovery can be slow and challenging. This population might not always receive case management, which can help with recovery.
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Providers Address Homelessness to Reduce ED, Hospital Use
Some hospitals are stepping up their game in the area of homeless patients, adopting a “housing first” philosophy — or, the idea that having a roof over one’s head is inextricably linked with better health, and is a critical first step to any effective treatment plan.
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Post-discharge Communication: Preprogrammed Phones May Lower Readmissions
Six months after the implementation of a pilot program using preprogrammed phones to encourage patients to call or text their home care provider or visiting nurse at the onset of worsening conditions, readmission rates at Accessible Home Health Care decreased significantly.