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Tactics to Increase Copay Collection
Copay collections at an ASC increased sixfold after the organization made some changes that included staff training and centralized registration.
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Physician Stress, Frustrations Can Lead to Depression, Burnout
Besides the stress of performing surgery, dealing with daily minor annoyances and clashing with colleagues can, over time, compound serious burnout.
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Complying With Immediate-use Sterilization Rules
Daily huddles, schedule adjustments, and surgeon education led to a dramatic decrease in immediate-use steam sterilization rates at an ASC in Florida.
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Mandate Staff Vaccinations to Prevent Infections
When one health system required immunization for all staff, compliance rose, thanks in part to the system offering all employees vaccines for free but also tying privileges to policy adherence.
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Antimicrobial Drug-resistant Organisms Rising, Suggesting Risks for ASCs
The antimicrobial drug-resistance problem is getting worse, increasing risk for healthcare patients and workers in all settings. Another disturbing trend affecting the healthcare environment is the continuation of outbreaks of preventable infections, such as measles and mumps.
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Emergency Clinicians Steer Patients With Substance Use Problems Into Effective Treatment
Baltimore has struggled mightily with substance misuse, and much of this burden has fallen on EDs in the region. Indeed, statistics from 2014 suggest that the city registered the highest rate of ED use due to opioid use disorder in the country, and the volume has not let up.
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Optimal Case Management Leadership Requires Subtlety, Advocacy
Hospital case managers are leaders, whether they realize it or not. Their role in standing up for patients and speaking with other healthcare professionals about patients’ needs provides case managers with leadership skills.
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Case Management in Hospitals Is Being Transformed to Care Coordination
The hospital case management role that has been prevalent for more than three decades is transforming, hospital-by-hospital, into a value-based care coordination role.
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Catastrophic Brain Damage After Delayed Treatment, Respiratory Collapse Results in $26 Million Verdict
An attending physician failed to examine the patient for more than six hours after she presented to the ED.
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Negligent Knee Replacement and Postoperative Care Result in Amputation, $8.35 Million Verdict
Surgeon was found liable for failing to take patient's medical history into account.