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Would you like a simple way to reduce pain and increase satisfaction of elderly patients? Allow them to sit on reclining chairs instead of gurneys, suggests Scott Wilber, MD, FACEP, director of the emergency medicine research center at Summa Health System in Akron, OH.
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What-If analysis is a structured brainstorming method of determining what things can go wrong and judging the likelihood and consequences of those situations occurring.
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A controversial pesticide exposure study involving Florida babies and toddlers has been canceled in the wake of criticism that it targeted lower-income families, offered too much financial compensation, and exposed children to too high a risk of harm.
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Before you jump into a new mom and baby service, be sure you have a market for the program, suggests Candace Sharkey, RN, MS, executive director of HealthTouch in Wakefield, RI. We did extensive market research before we implemented the program to make sure there was a need for doulas, Sharkey says.
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A newborn is most at risk for jaundice and dehydration during the first 10 days of life, and these conditions mean increased risk for hospitalization and emergency department (ED) visits.
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An integrated care management program has resulted in a return on investment of greater than 3-to-1 for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina.
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Hospice Care Plus of Berea, KY, switched to a pathway model for patient care in the mid-1990s as way to improve care for patients and their families. What theyve found in the decade since beginning the process of changing their care model is that it also has improved teamwork, communication, and staff satisfaction.
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Case managers at Health Plan of Nevada interact face-to-face with their clients to coordinate their care, working with them in physician offices, specialty clinics, hospitals, and the patients home when necessary.
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The Office for Human Research Protections of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has added a new page to its web site detailing the history of the Belmont Report.
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Every compliance department has encountered the occasional investigator who causes staff to pop antacid pills the minute he or she walks into the room. And such personalities may have been tolerated in the past, with todays tighter focus on research compliance and ethical concerns, such personalities now can be a real problem.