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Weight-loss program involves the entire family
When young, obese California Medicaid beneficiaries enroll in Health Net’s weight management program, a health coach involves the entire family in the program, called Fit Families for Life.
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CMS flu shot reporting raises thorny issue of vaccination status of hospital workers
Patients will soon be able to check the influenza vaccination rates of healthcare workers at the nation’s hospitals through Hospitalcompare.gov, a website of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). That specter of public reporting has helped spur the rising rates of flu vaccination in hospitals, but it will also reveal the continuing problem of tracking the vaccination status of doctors, advanced practice nurses and physician assistants who are not hospital employees. -
Technology update: Here’s a roundup of newest tools
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Using education to support pain management
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Pain initiative changes staff and patient mindsets
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Same-Day Surgery Manager: Staff incentives that work for ASCs or hospital-based facilities
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Think outside the box to find and keep OR nurses
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Charge description master is everyone’s responsibility
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Statewide effort cuts readmissions
Readmissions are not just a hospital problem. They are a problem that extends across the continuum of care, and providers at all levels of care must work together to solve it, says Tania Daniels, PT, MBA, vice president of patient safety for the Minnesota Hospital Association. -
Redesign promotes patient-centered care
With the dual goals of increasing operational efficiency and promoting patient-centered care, Northwest Community Hospital in suburban Chicago revamped its care delivery model, adding a new role of clinical care coordinator to facilitate smooth and timely transitions from admission to discharge.