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Site Infections Reduced for Post-op Cesarean Section Patients
Infection levels in mothers who had undergone cesarean sections were reduced at a California hospital with a remarkably simple fix: providing the right size bandage so too-large ones didn’t have to be cut by hand.
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Medical Home Within ED Serves Needs of Sparsely Populated Region
There is ample evidence suggesting new solutions are needed in the way healthcare is delivered in rural America. Multiple factors likely play a role, including the fact that there is a significant shortage of both emergency and primary care providers in rural areas.
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Federal Report Calls for Action to Improve Healthcare Access for Mentally Ill
The Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee released a report to Congress on Dec. 13, 2017, titled, “The Way Forward: Federal Action for a System That Works for All People Living with SMI and SED and Their Families and Caregivers.”
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Using Care Coordination Services, a Health Network Saves CMS More Than $73 Million
Since its first performance year in 2014, one Texas accountable care network has maintained a 95% or better quality score and saved CMS more than $73 million.
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Physician-owned Medical Group Reduces Readmission Rate to 6%
A new population health management program in Ohio is expanding to transform care for Medicare Advantage patients. It’s building on its success with providing a toolbox of services to patients, centered around primary care.
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Housing Is Critical to Healthcare Plan Success
Case management often focuses on patients’ social determinants of health as a part of the bigger health picture. Now, there’s a small but growing number of organizations that are making one social determinant — housing — an integral part of all healthcare coordination.
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Pediatricians Emphasize Employee Health in New Guidelines
Employee health is heavily emphasized in new infection control guidelines for ambulatory settings by the American Academy of Pediatrics. In the first update of these guidelines in a decade, the AAP emphasizes the importance of mandatory flu shots, other vaccinations as indicated, staff training to prevent transmission, and heightened awareness of the risks of presenteeism.
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Citing Inadequate Staffing, Nurses Sue Detroit Hospital
Claiming staffing deficiencies that place healthcare workers and patients at risk, a nursing union has filed a lawsuit against Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital in Detroit.
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CDC Recommends Antiviral Treatments Due to Flu Vaccine Mismatch
The predominant circulating influenza virus this season is a poor match with the vaccine, meaning that antiviral drug treatments may be critical for the protection of high-risk patients.
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What’s Driving Physician Burnout? Constant Change
A recent survey of healthcare leaders cited “change fatigue” as one of the primary drivers of burnout among healthcare workers, particularly physicians who work with a traditional autonomy that carries some risk of becoming isolating and depressing.