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Access managers continue to debate the intricacies of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), despite the publication of an EMTALA final rule on Sept. 9, 2003 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The rule became effective Nov. 10, 2003.
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When Teresa C. Fugate, RN, BBA, CPHQ, CCM, developed the case management program for a hospital in which she worked, she included a provision promising that what the case managers saved by preventing extra days and avoiding denials would equal their salaries plus benefits.
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Before Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Orange County, CA, started its collaborative care initiatives for case management and social work, the two disciplines often were at odds with each other.
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Every day, we are confronted by problems that need solving. The problem might present itself simply as a minor inconvenience, or the problem may be a significant variance from ideal clinical practices. Whatever challenges your organization faces, effective problem-solving skills are needed to deal with the issues.
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Control charts, quality tools that can help tighten the focus on process variations, increasingly are gaining acceptance among some health care quality professionals. In fact, a number of Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations requirements specifically mention the use of control charts.
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An early and widespread outbreak of influenza prompted hospitals to make an even greater push to immunize health care workers with variable results.
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Editors note: Every day, 150 health care workers suffer musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) that cause them to lose time from work.
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Here are the standards that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited most often at hospitals in fiscal year 2003:
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The fatal assault of a physician at a California psychiatric facility once again has highlighted the need for strong workplace violence prevention programs at hospitals.
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Infection control professionals have the expertise to handle a rapidly expanding job definition, but must have the resources and staff to accomplish the new demands on the profession, a leading ICP recently said in Chicago at a conference held by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.