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Ethical Concerns if Patients are Abusive to Providers
Healthcare providers in the hospital setting are encountering increasing incidents of rude — and sometimes violent — patients and family.
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Study: Most Physicians Reported for Sexual Misconduct Aren’t Disciplined by Medical Boards
Most physicians reported by hospitals, medical societies, and malpractice insurers to the National Practitioner Data Bank for sexual misconduct have never been disciplined by their state medical board for that behavior, a recent study found.
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Increase in Industry-Funded Trials Raises Concerns
More clinical trials are industry-funded, with fewer funded by the National Institutes of Health, raising concerns about the potential for conflicts of interest.
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Surprising Data on Hospice in Nursing Homes: It Doesn’t Increase Care Costs
Providing hospice services in the last six months of life for nursing home residents does not increase costs, found a recent study.
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Updated Code of Medical Ethics Arrives: What Changes Mean
The American Medical Association’s Code of Medical Ethics has been newly modernized, with hope that increasing numbers of practicing physicians, residents, and medical students will turn to it for guidance.
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Training, Drills Pivotal in Mounting Response to Orlando Shooting
Emergency providers generally have some warning when a hurricane or another natural disaster poses risks to the community. However, that is rarely the case with a mass shooting, as was evident in the early morning hours of June 12, when a lone gunman opened fire inside the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, FL.
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Case Manager Offers Strategies to Improve Patient Communication
When working with elderly patients, it’s a good idea to initiate your visit or phone call with a conversation rather than direct health-related questions, suggests a case manager who has extensive geriatric experience and visits patients at their homes.
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Care Management Can Drive Capitated Care Success
Case managers’ roles are evolving through focus on capitated models that focus on keeping patients out of hospitals and emergency rooms.
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Case Managers Offer Advice on Handling Mass Shootings
Case managers can help their health systems prepare for the effects of mass shooting by taking several additional emergency preparedness steps.
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Case Manager Leadership Needed in Mass Shootings, Major Traumas
U.S. hospitals handle, on average, victims from a mass shooting every day. For most case managers, it’s not a matter of whether they and their colleagues will experience that traumatic event, but when.