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Care Connectors Help Close Gaps With Medicaid Population
When gaps in care reports began popping up, leaders at Alcona Citizens for Health knew something had to be done. The deficiencies were due to inadequate staffing, inconsistent workflow, and knowledge deficits in using the electronic medical record.
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What Case Managers Can Expect From Medicare’s 2019 OPPS
The new Medicare 2019 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System final rule focuses on patient-driven healthcare, acknowledging the importance of addressing social determinants of health.
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Proposed Federal Bill to Stop Healthcare Violence
With shifting political winds favoring its passage, a resolution has been reintroduced in Congress that would require OSHA to issue a standard to protect healthcare workers against violence.
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Physician Stress, Frustrations Can Lead to Depression and Burnout
About half of general surgeons report experiencing burnout. Their levels of stress and frustration have reached the point where their mental health is at risk.
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More Data on Moral Distress: It Harms Nurses, Physicians, Hospitals — and Patients
A group of researchers set out to learn the most effective ways to decrease moral distress in healthcare. In the process, they discovered the toll it was taking was greater than expected.
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Eye Protection the Weak Link in PPE
Emerging evidence shows that healthcare workers may contract occupational respiratory infections through eye exposures, a risk that is underappreciated and for which eye protection is rarely worn, a healthcare epidemiologist emphasizes.
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Keep Your Eyes Peeled: Severe Forms of Conjunctivitis Spread Rapidly
Conjunctivitis is a common, relatively mild condition. But adenoviral conjunctivitis and its most severe presentation, epidemic keratoconjunctivitis, should be cause for concern for healthcare employees, experts say.
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Assessing Risk for Worker Infections
In new draft guidelines for employee health, the CDC recommends periodic risk assessments to identify and reduce infectious hazards to healthcare workers.
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CDC Drafts New Guidelines for Occupational Health
In draft guidelines expected to be finalized later this year, the CDC will better define and empower occupational health programs in hospitals and outpatient settings for the first time in 20 years.
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Coordination Center Uses Real-time Data to Speed Collaborative Decision-making
As high-volume hospitals face continual overcrowding and ED boarding problems, leaders are recognizing that change is needed. To resolve logjams, some institutions are turning to a centralized command center model that relies on a nurse navigator to be the ED point person.