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Two Newborns Misidentified Every Day in PA
An average of nearly two newborn misidentification events occur daily in Pennsylvania, according to estimates from the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority.
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Paper: Multiple Cases of Newborn Mix-up Reported
An investigation by The Daily Telegraph in Sydney, Australia, uncovered at least 26 cases in which babies were wrongly identified have occurred in New South Wales public maternity wards in three years.
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Patient ID a Top Source of Error; Newborns High Risk
Wrong-patient errors linked to identification are significant and may correlate with increasing patient volume and frequent handoffs among providers, plus increased data sharing, research indicates.
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Safety Huddles Produce Results If They Are Controlled and Monitored
After a year of regular safety huddles at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown, NY, reporting of incidents has increased 51%, and participants reported more than 1,500 issues of concern.
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Improving Care Coordination for Substance Abuse Patients
There has been significant discussion in recent years about the importance of providing a “warm handoff” to patients who present to the ED with substance abuse problems.
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Case Managers Help Mentally Ill Youth with Transition Challenges
Case managers can help youth with mental illnesses transition into adult mental health services.
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Suggested Questions Case Managers Can Ask Older, Very Ill Patients
Healthcare providers, including case managers, can bring up end-of-life issues with their most frail and ill patients by approaching it in a Q&A format.
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How SPIKES Method Works, in a Nutshell
The SPIKES method can work for approaching end-of-life discussions with patients whose frailty and multiple chronic illnesses suggest it’s time to discuss palliative care or even referral to hospice care.
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Approaching End of Life Holistically and Peacefully
Patients with multiple chronic illnesses often are frail and could benefit from case management that includes addressing end-of-life care.
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Know Older, Medically Complex Patients’ Wishes
Healthcare for the older, chronically ill population poses numerous challenges, but it also suggests an opportunity for case managers to address advance directive and end-of-life questions and needs.