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Human research protection program staff at the VA Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, AL, knew there was a problem with the IRB's expedited review process.
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Everyone does more work with less time these days. So how can an IRB make new board member training effective without being time demanding? One IRB has found that the answer is to hold brief educational sessions during its board meetings.
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Adverse drug event (ADE) reporting often is inaccurate, has omissions, and sends unnecessary information to IRBs, an expert says.
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Hip fractures are among the most debilitating and expensive diagnoses to treat, but hospitals can significantly improve outcomes and lower costs if they move hip-fracture patients into surgery quickly, explains Anthony Balsamo, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and head of the Geriatric Fracture Care Program (GFCP) at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre, PA.
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When the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) begins its Medicare Shared Savings Program for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) providing care for fee-for service Medicare patients in January, 2012, it's likely to mean new opportunities for case managers, says Bruce Merlin Fried, JD, senior member of SNR Denton's Health Care group and former director of the Center for Health Plans and Providers at CMS.
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As part of a program targeting at-risk Medicaid fee-for service members, case managers at Hudson Health Plan are using a software tool that helps them focus in on the needs of their clients they should address first.
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Technology can make a huge difference in the practice of case management, but you should choose carefully and deliberately to avoid pitfalls in the future, cautions Marcia Diane Ward, RN, CCM, PMP, a case management consultant based in Columbus, Ohio.
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"This was a new patient who had a severe hand injury and was seeing a microsurgeon for an evaluation.
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An employee at the St. Louis VA Medical Center identified spots on surgical trays prior to surgeries on Feb. 2, 2011.
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Patient education managers must stay abreast of the latest technology for delivering patient education to involve the learner and provide individualizing teaching to meet the needs of the learner, says Fran London, MS, RN, a health education specialist at The Emily Center, Phoenix (AZ) Children's Hospital.