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Decreasing preventable readmissions?
Bioethicists can advocate for improved communication with family caregivers when a patient is going to be discharged from the hospital. -
Being creative when benefits are maxed out
When patients benefits have been maxed out or are close to being maxed out, case managers need to be creative with discharge planning, experts say. -
Heart failure program cuts readmission rate
After Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan began a heart failure readmission prevention program, its 30-day readmission rate dropped to an average of 13%. In January, the hospital discharged 62 heart failure patients and only 8% were readmitted. -
Visual cues keep treatment team alert
At Good Samaritan Medical Center in West Palm Beach, FL, a throughput initiative that uses colored magnets to indicate anticipated discharges has cut emergency department holding time and increased the number of discharges by 2 p.m. -
CMS sounding alarm on unsafe needle practices
As outbreaks continue to be reported due to unsafe injection practices and improper use of medication vials, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is telling its surveyors to contact public health departments immediately if they see such flagrant breaches of infection control. -
Experts: Know your patients’ benefits and work to conserve them
Case managers should know their patients insurance benefits and out-of-pocket expenses when they develop a discharge plan to make sure the patient can afford the plan they are putting in place. -
Employee health can lead efforts to make hospitals an age-friendly workplace
With 5.7 million workers employed in hospitals, population workforce aging trends are hitting the industry hard. -
How to customize HIPAA training
Whether you use an outside consultant or do it yourself, training staff in Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance should be customized to your own needs and situation.
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Nurses support at-risk women through pregnancy, early childhood
Through the Nurse-Family Partnership at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, low-income women who are pregnant for the first time are getting support in their home throughout the pregnancy and until the child is two years old. -
Health plan brings weight management to members in the community
Capital District Physicians Health Plan is expanding its Weigh 2 Be weight-management program as part of its efforts to improve the health of the community and reduce the rise in preventable diseases caused by obesity.