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Experts Hospital Peer Review spoke with say some of the most common criminal activity in hospitals involves assaults by patients on other patients or staff; patients in psychiatric units; patients on drugs; prisoner patients; acts prompted by domestic violence; patients on drugs; and gang members or VIP patients. All present unique challenges.
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As of July 1, The Joint Commission's interim staffing effectiveness requirements are in effect for hospital and long-term care organizations, as it continues to research the issues associated with the standards.
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With its latest survey, beginning May 25, 2010, and ending May 27, Holy Family Memorial had the most surveyors it ever had seven and its first life safety survey. Mary M. Schilder, quality management, accreditation/CME coordinator, and privacy specialist, says the surveyors, who visited "every single clinic and department," were "very educational."
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STATEMENT: Healthcare Facilities (HCF's) will implement an interdisciplinary protocol addressing workplace violence prevention and response.
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A couple enters the emergency department the wife with a black eye and fresh bruises on her arm. She tells registration she fell down the stairs.
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Rotating shifts have been associated with some serious health effects, including cancer, excessive fatigue, depression, and obesity. A recent study links another disorder to the disruption of changing schedules: irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
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By taking a holistic approach to disability management, Aetna's Integrated Health and Disability program is getting employees on disability back to work quicker and healthier.
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You may think that because you're a case manager, you don't need to be aware of the implementation of the new International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) codes. Or you may think that since they don't take effect until Oct. 1, 2013, you don't have to worry about them yet.
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Hospitals will be hearing a great deal more about care transitions and reducing readmissions in coming years. Discharge planners and hospitalist leaders will be searching for models that are affordable, effective, and sustainable.
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Since DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, AL, and the Alabama Quality Assurance Foundation began collaborating on a Medicare demonstration project to determine the most effective ways to reduce readmissions for Medicare patients, the hospital has increased its referrals to home care, nursing homes, community resources, and medication assistance programs.