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Pertussis immunity wanes even one year after immunization with Tdap, so routine re-immunization of adults is not cost-effective, an advisory panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concluded.
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Even as transmission of H7N9 avian influenza subsided in China this spring, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention remains at heightened concern over the potential for a new pandemic
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Health care workers are more stressed-out than workers from any other industry. They have high rates of depression. And while their challenges may seem to be personal ones, health care employers are beginning to recognize that mental health is a workplace concern, too.
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Depression takes a toll on nurses and other health care workers.
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Back to Basics: A Day in the Life of a Hospital Case Manager Part 2
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Most adults retain only 20% of what they are told, and if their only education is right before discharge, they dont learn much. People are being readmitted because they dont understand the importance of a follow-up appointment or how they should take their medication,
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In a study by the Bronx Collaborative, patients who received two or more interventions by a dedicated care transition manager had a 17.6% readmission rate compared to a rate of 26.3% for patients who received the current standard of care.
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Historically, clinicians have always done for the patient and not with the patient, a practice that has to change in order to ensure a safe discharge and prevent readmissions.
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As penalties for excess readmissions rise and more diagnoses are included in the program, case managers can play a major role in helping their hospitals avoid penalties.
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At Western Maryland Regional Medical Center, having nurse transitionists act as a liaison between the hospital and nursing facilities has reduced the readmission rate from participating facilities from 30% to 18%.