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| 05.24.2011 | |
Best Practices for Discharge Planning from a Post-Acute PerspectiveWith reduced Medicare reimbursement a reality starting in 2012 for hospitals with higher-than-expected readmission rates, this perennial question is more pressing than ever: What can hospital discharge planners do to improve patient transitions and reduce the... |
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| 04.01.2011 | |
Behavior-Based Ergonomics: Breakthrough Alzheimer’s TherapyLast year, an innovative approach for Alzheimer’s and dementia care was pioneered in the Alzheimer unit at St. Leonard in Dayton, Ohio. A product of months of rigorous research and collaboration with experts, the approach is known as Behavior-Based... |
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| 03.28.2011 | |
It's All About Outcomes: 5 Ways To Add Value to Your DepartmentIn this time of turmoil, when healthcare organizations are recalibrating their strategic initiatives to align with the emerging delivery systems of reform, the ability to prove your department’s value is of vital importance. What’s the... |
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| 03.09.2011 | |
Home and Community Services: What You Need To KnowHome and community services assist persons with a special need to remain in their homes as an alternative to being institutionalized. This assistance can also be used by individuals in other community living arrangements, such as group homes and assisted... |
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| 03.09.2011 | |
Transitioning Complex Patients From the ICUMore patients are surviving acute, severe illness or injury because of increased technology and improvements in overall patient management. The clinical management of the critically ill is the priority, but the primary objective of care is to stabilize the... |
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| 03.09.2011 | |
Transitions in Long-Term CareWe all work hard to attain a comfortable place in which to live. It is one of the basic needs of our lives. And invariably as we settle into these places, create memories and watch our families grow, it becomes more than a dwelling. It becomes a home. Many... |
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| 03.09.2011 | |
Patient-Centered Model Elevates MCO’s SuccessWhen I think about the nature of discharge planning and the complexity that is involved, it is no wonder that at the end of the day it is so easy to overlook the most crucial of details. What the most recent shift in healthcare is teaching us is that the most... |
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| 03.01.2011 | |
Top 5 Tips: Choosing the Right Assisted Living FacilityIn the realm of long-term care, assisted living facilities are a palatable fusion between baseline care and individualized housing options. Highly adaptable to a person’s needs, they can cover a range of services, from help with getting up in the... |
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| 02.17.2011 | |
How To Balance Your Career and CaregivingOver 14 million Americans are trying to combine caregiving and professional responsibilities. As the U.S. population ages, the number of employees balancing career with caring for an aging family member will only escalate. Torn between professional and family... |
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| 02.15.2011 | |
5 Ways To Boost Patient Self-Management of CareWith the emergence of patient-centered care comes the express need for patients to move into an active role and take ownership of their care – an increasingly crucial characteristic to success. Yet propelling patients into this position of empowerment... |
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| 02.03.2011 | |
When Terminal Illness Strikes: 4 Things to RememberImagine one day walking into a room filled with your loved ones only to feel them staring as if you were a complete stranger. Or picture how it would feel if they started treating you as if you were made of glass. Since they were diagnosed with a... |
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| 01.31.2011 | |
Kaiser Permanente Excels With 'Connected' Health CareMarch 2010 marked a defining moment in the history of healthcare delivery, as the large health system Kaiser Permanente finished the implementation of its sprawling, interconnected electronic health record (EHR) system that became the largest the world... |
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| 12.17.2010 | |
Healthcare Goes MobileEvery week, The Family Van, a mobile health clinic, travels Boston neighborhoods. Like other mobile health service providers, the Family Van has the opportunity to make an impact in more than one community precisely because of its mobile nature. Instead of... |
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| 09.01.2010 | |
Help Wanted: How Your Resume Can Drive SuccessNo matter what the position, a well-crafted resume can be a difference-maker in getting you in front of the right people. These helpful tips for drafting a solid resume may make the difference in taking a giant leap forward in the consideration process. One... |
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| 09.01.2010 | |
The Benefits of Advanced Education for Case ManagersCase management practice continues to be a hot topic as healthcare reform takes center stage over the next few years. As dynamic as it is, the healthcare arena abounds with opportunities to advance the practitioner’s knowledge, skills and opportunities... |
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| 09.01.2010 | |
Credentialing Status: VerifiedThe Importance of Verification During the Credentialing Process Case management leaders across the continuum of care strive to provide the highest level of quality healthcare services. When multiple providers and ongoing care transitions are involved there... |
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| 09.01.2010 | |
The Pursuit of Seamless ImperfectionHow accepting flaws produces better results Look closely at the finest silk, and you’ll find countless anomalies in the individual strands. Each is quite rough observed under the microscope. But woven together, each imperfect strand helps produce a... |
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| 06.07.2010 | |
Healing the BrainRoutine, Structure and Environmental Considerations for Patients with Brain Injury Imagine your day without any structure, routine, balance or flow: your world would feel out of control. When you get out of sync with your routine (think about when your... |
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| 06.07.2010 | |
Enter My HeartA grieving parent—and case manager—directs her energy to helping others My journey began in March 2004 when my son Marc was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease at the tender age of 11. As my family moved in a positive direction through... |
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| 06.07.2010 | |
Using Training To Prevent Malpractice LitigationAs health care providers, most of us are all too familiar with the current health care environment. Staffing shortages and other functional problems often leave you with too much to do in too little time. Often you’re focused on task completion... |
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