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Social Research Exemptions and Common Rule: It’s Complicated
Social scientists, behavioral researchers, and their respective IRBs find themselves in the midst of a somewhat complicated debate about how and to what extent the Common Rule changes affect or exempt oversight of their endeavors by the Office of Human Research Protections.
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Employee Health Research Steps Up Protection of HCWs
A common truism is that “you can’t have patient safety without worker safety” — which makes intuitive sense, but lacks definitive data. A potential landmark study attempting to link the two has drawn the support of some major agencies and organizations.
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ADT Nurses Can Help Ease Bed Constraints, Patient Volumes
Managing patient throughput can be one of the biggest challenges for nursing units, with patients often remaining in the ED because there are not enough beds available on the unit, or there are not enough nurses to care for all of the patients.
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Inside-the-box Strategy Helps With Medication Management
Optima Health recently began using a new technology that includes a pill box so sensitive to weight that it can determine precisely which pill, and how many, were pulled.
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Building Post-acute Relationships in ACOs Is a Complicated Journey
For accountable care organization arrangements to succeed, healthcare organizations need good working relationships and continual communication.
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Opioid Addiction in Medicaid Population Calls for New Case Management Strategies
In recent years, the opioid epidemic has created new challenges for healthcare organizations seeking to improve population health.
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Using Risk Analysis Model, Health System Cuts Readmissions
A risk stratification tool identifies members of a Medicaid population that need targeted case management interventions. The eventual goal is self-management, as well as reducing costs.
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How to Avoid Financial Disasters
Here are three things patient access must do well.
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Know Patients’ Propensity to Pay
Connecting patients with affordable payment options and/or financial assistance in advance of services is essential in today’s healthcare environment.
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Guide Physicians Through Peer-to-Peer Requests
It’s not easy to persuade a busy physician to engage in a time-consuming conversation with an insurance company representative.