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Public trust in clinical trial research was damaged in the past year because of conflict-of-interest issues that arose with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and by front-page media reports about drugs that had been studied and approved yet were found later to result in deaths among some people who used them.
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Evidence-based medicine and clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) have become mantras of health care quality in the 21st century, but as a new study suggests, when it comes to older patients those guidelines should be used with extreme caution.
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A Moment of Truth Analysis can help case managers better understand the level of service they provide to patients and families. A case management moment of truth is an occasion when the patient experiences some interaction with case managers and forms a judgment about the quality of the services.
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Patients face a significant risk for preventable adverse events and serious medical errors in hospital critical care units, according to a study sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
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There are times when EDs can achieve dramatic improvements in average length of stay (ALOS) or reductions in their left without being seen (LWBS) percentages in a relatively short period of time by instituting significant new process improvements, such as bedside registration or new triage protocols.
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A program designed to prevent emergency department (ED) visits and readmissions for chronically ill older adults sends nurse case managers from Valley Health in Winchester, VA, into Virginias northern Shenandoah Valley to assist clients with special health needs.
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As a case manager, you should be aware of your hospitals policies on safety and medical errors and, as an advocate for your patients, take a role in ensuring that their care is safe and that they are informed about any errors that occur, case management experts say.
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As patient advocates, case managers can play an important role in preventing errors or addressing any event or delay in care that could result in serious complications for the patient, says Hussein Tahan, DNSc, RN, CNA, commissioner for the Commission on Case Manager Certification and immediate past chair for the Commission on Case Manager Certification.
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Palliative care programs are growing in number and prominence at hospitals and hospices across the nation, as increasing numbers of health care providers want to focus on medicine used as much for comfort and quality of life as for diagnoses and cures when dealing with patients who have chronic illnesses for which there are no easy resolutions.
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There are times when EDs can achieve dramatic improvements in average length of stay (ALOS) or reductions in their left without being seen (LWBS) percentages in a relatively short period of time by instituting significant new process improvements, such as bedside registration or new triage protocols.
