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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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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.
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New Payer-provider Five-year Contract Pushes the Envelope on Care Coordination
Independence Blue Cross and the University of Pennsylvania Health System signed a five-year contract, effective July 1, 2017, to share accountability for quality and cost.
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Quality of Care and the Role of the Case Manager
Today’s competitive healthcare environment demands constant attention to improvements in quality, safety, and the patient’s experience with care.
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Study Identifies Surprising Priorities of Chronically Critically Ill Patients
To explore the expectations and goals of chronically critically ill patients, researchers interviewed 30 patients and 20 surrogates at a long-term acute care hospital.
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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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CMS Continues Emphasis on Quality, Value-based Purchasing
In the Inpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule, CMS is asking for public input on how to ease the burdens on providers and how make the healthcare system less complex and bureaucratic.
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Designing the MOON Form and Process Was a Team Effort
When CMS announced the Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice, a multidisciplinary team at UCHC/John Dempsey Hospital in Farmington, CT, developed a form and a process that would meet the requirements of both the state of Connecticut and CMS.