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By collaborating on a case management program for uninsured and underinsured patients who overuse the emergency department, two hospitals in Lincoln, NE, have reduced the number of emergency department visits by patients in the program by 56% and cut emergency department costs related to non-emergent care by 67%. In 2011, the initiative saved the two hospitals about $700,000 in uncompensated care costs.
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In an effort to reduce readmissions, University Hospital in Newark, NJ, partnered with the Visiting Nurses Association Health Group and developed a program that uses intensive case management to reduce readmissions for patients with multiple chronic conditions.
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Every now and then at Sunnybrook Health Sciences in Toronto, Canada, there was talk about getting ventilated patients up and about even if they were still intubated.
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When UConn Health Center/John Dempsey Hospital in Farmington, CT, first proposed meetings with post-acute providers to improve transitions, only two skilled nursing facilities and a few home health agencies agreed to participate.
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As a hospital case manager, you may think your job is done when you ensure that your patients have a discharge plan and have left the hospital.
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Would you take a pledge to raise awareness about sharps injuries and use safer devices? A new coalition called Safe in Common is traversing the country, seeking signed pledges as a way to jumpstart a renewed commitment to sharps injury prevention.
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Gaps in your respiratory protection program can create unnecessary hazards for your employees. A survey of hospitals in California and the Midwest has revealed those weaknesses. For example, health care workers often receive minimal training and are confused about which respirator to use for aerosol-generating procedures.
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Sharps injuries rank eighth in the top 10 device hazards of 2012, according to ECRI Institute, a research organization and evidence-based practice center based in Plymouth Meeting, PA. That places sharps injuries on par with surgical fires (No. 7) and anesthesia hazards due to incomplete pre-use inspection (No. 9).