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It is not always easy to get people to change behaviors. Nathan Rozeboom, RN, MPH, CCRN, a nurse manager at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, experienced that when he tried to get nurses on a neuro intensive care unit to start giving report in the room with patients and their families. There was always a reason why some nurses just couldn't do it.
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Go to the hospital for an operation, and you're less likely to die, but your cost of care is, on average, two times as expensive as a non-surgical stay. The length of stay, though, wasn't much different: Five days for a surgical patient compared to 4.4 for a non-surgical patient.
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Temp management cuts mortality in burned kids.
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You join a collaborative because you want access to data and ideas.
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Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Center's heart failure disease management program reduced readmissions for heart failure by 49%.
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In today's complicated healthcare arena, new case managers need a strong educational program to learn all the components of the job.
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With diminished funding for mental health (MH) services in Pennsylvania, patients with MH or substance use concerns have been presenting to area EDs.
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Filling case management vacancies can be challenging, and directors often have to decide whether to recruit nurses with no experience, or experienced case managers with the mindset of their previous employer.
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