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Misidentification of Fungus Delays Outbreak Response
Infection preventionists should ensure their labs have the diagnostic capabilities to detect multidrug-resistant Candida auris, which often is misidentified as less pathogenic fungi.
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Emerging Fungus Hard to Detect, Treat, Remove
A highly drug-resistant yeast continues to emerge in the U.S. healthcare system, spreading to 11 states and threatening frail patients with fatal bloodstream infections. -
Hospitals Leverage Safety Huddles to Reduce Patient Harm, Drive Culture Change
When executed effectively, safety huddles can be a primary tool for driving effective organizational change, experts note.
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Case Managers Assist With Total Joint Care Transition
A Medicare bundled total joint program has case managers help patients transition from the hospital to a post-acute care or home setting.
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Case Managers Help Total Joint Surgery Program Reach Goals
For an outpatient bundled total joint surgery program, case managers play an important role in helping patients stay healthy post-surgery.
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Strategies to Tie Case Management to Population Health Data
Organizations can employ a number of strategies to improve health outcomes and reduce medical spending when engaged in a population health program.
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ACO Improves Population Health by Using Case Management, Data
A population health program uses quality metrics, case management, and other strategies to reduce healthcare costs and improve patients’ health outcomes.
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Operational Silos Interfere With Quality Efforts, Report Says
Silos are among the biggest impediments to improving quality and patient satisfaction, according to Press Ganey’s annual Strategic Insights report, which offers recommendations for improving performance on numerous quality metrics.
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Orthopedics Prove Especially Suited to BPCI Program
Hospitals are finding success with the CMS effort to promote value-based care through bundled payments, and orthopedic procedures are proving especially well-suited to the program. But standardized protocols do not have to be part of the strategy.
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‘Exceptional Every Day’ Program Improves Quality and Safety
White Plains (NY) Hospital Center has embraced its “Exceptional Every Day” motto to create a culture aimed at constantly improving the patient experience. Staff who sometimes are considered “behind the scenes” support are encouraged to feel more like part of the care team.