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A social work presence in the emergency department (ED) is critical to the effectiveness of the case management process.
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Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin, TN, offers good evidence that quick-turnarounds are indeed possible when you have motivated staff.
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No matter what model of accountable care organization (ACO) the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) settles on, case managers are sure to be key players as providers focus on managing care efficiently and effectively across the continuum.
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A new study from the Dartmouth Atlas Project seems to indicate the "report card" for Medicare patients at the end of life (EOL) is a mixed bag of pluses and minuses.
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There are hundreds of data measurements that hospitals and healthcare providers are required to submit to a variety of government and regulatory agencies.
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It was a "perfect storm," says Paula Swain, director of accreditation and regulatory for Novant Health/Presbyterian Healthcare in Charlotte, NC.
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If lucky, the typical obstetrician sees a postpartum hemorrhage just a handful of times in his or her career. The problem is that the rarity makes it hard to prepare for the emergency. And even if the doctor is ready, will the team around the doctor know what to do without experience?
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There is no question that hospitals face innumerable challenges in meeting the "meaningful use" of health information technology (HIT) criteria established by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act in 2009.
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Over the last 20 years, the typical American has seen exposure to ionizing radiation double. Most of the time, patients are sent for imaging without the prescribing physician having any idea of how much other radiation the patient has been exposed to.
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Florida has joined a rarified group of states that provide no protection for any documents produced as part of peer review for non-physician providers.