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Overmonitoring Addressed With EHR Order Set, Adherence to Best Practices
A Minnesota hospital is addressing the problem of overmonitoring patients with an order set in the electronic health record that prompts clinicians to limit monitoring and unit assignments to only what is needed. However, introducing the system was not without challenges.
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Opioid Tapering Can Work With the Right Strategies
The program uses different approaches for patients who already are taking opioids vs. those who would receive their first opioids after surgery.
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Pain Service Balances Opioid Reduction With Pain Control
When surgery patients already are taking opioids for chronic pain issues, the new goal is to get them to reduce their daily opioid intake — and prevent their suffering.
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Transitional Pain Service Begins With Screening Process
As providers in all disciplines, including surgical settings, look for strategies to be part of the solution when it comes to opioid prescriptions, one Veterans Administration model provides a blueprint.
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Case Managers in Transitional Pain Service Programs Can Help Stem Opioid Epidemic
Recognition that some surgical patients could benefit from case management services to help with pain has led one organization to develop a transitional pain service for surgery patients.
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Microsoft Breach Reveals Risk From Cloud-Based Data Storage
A recent attack on email servers at Microsoft raises questions about the security of protected health information on servers that healthcare organizations use.
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Jussie Smollett Incident Shows Need for HIPAA Training, Audits
There are different steps that hospitals can take to prevent unwanted snooping by employees into sensitive patient files.
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Avoid Over-Collecting From Patients: Refunds Mean Costs and Rework
Learn some tips about how to avoid collecting too much money from patients.
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Do Not Leave Night Shift Registrars Leftover Pizza to Clean Up
Treating those who work nights the same as those who work during the day is important for morale.
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Millions More Are Insured, But Barriers to Care Persist
Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, millions more Americans are insured. However, that does not mean all these new customers can access healthcare without any trouble. If someone bought an individual plan or if someone is on Medicaid, they encounter more barriers to care than those who are on employer-sponsored health insurance plans, according to the authors of a recent study.