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At Cheyenne (WY) Regional Medical Center, recovery audit contractor (RAC) determined that a significant number of surgical one-day inpatient stays should have been billed as observation.
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A social work presence in the emergency department (ED) is critical to the effectiveness of the case management process.
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Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin, TN, offers good evidence that quick-turnarounds are indeed possible when you have motivated staff.
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No matter what model of accountable care organization (ACO) the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) settles on, case managers are sure to be key players as providers focus on managing care efficiently and effectively across the continuum.
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The flu vaccine is very effective for older children and adults, aged 10 to 49 years, but may be less effective than believed for the population overall, according to two recent studies.
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Companies looking to cut costs may take one look at an occupational health program that isn't getting results and decide to cut their losses. Before things get to that point, get some feedback from employees about the program.
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Hospitals geared up for their annual influenza immunization campaigns this fall with a greater emphasis on mandatory policies to achieve the highest possible coverage of employees. An advisory from the American Hospital Association gave a push toward mandatory vaccination of health care workers.
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More and more hospitals are adopting a policy that mandates influenza immunization for their employees with patient safety as the primary rationale. But some ethical questions linger:
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In 2007, Omaha, NE-based Union Pacific conducted a retrospective analysis to examine the relationship between employees' health status and injury occurrences. Data were matched for employees in various departments who completed a voluntary health risk appraisal and experienced an injury during a defined period of time.
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The near future of health promotion and illness prevention programs is relatively clear in one aspect: In large part, they will be based on metrics such as body mass index and nicotine levels.