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Outpatient
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According
to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, outpatient visits
to hospitals and other medical providers for high cholesterol grew
300%; kidney disease, 112%; and diabetes and thyroid disease, 96%
between 1996 and 2006. More |
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CDC: 17% of
Americans have high-deductible plan |
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An estimated
17% of Americans under age 65 with private health insurance had a
high-deductible health plan in 2007, according to a recent Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention report. More |
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HHS won't
delay final rules for ICD-10 |
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The
Department of Health and Human Services officially adopts the new
code sets and standards effective March 17, and hospitals and other
affected entities have until October 1, 2013 to fully implement them.
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Study
points to racial disparities in care |
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African
American heart attack patients who live in highly segregated areas
are more likely than Caucasians to be admitted to hospitals with lower
survival rates, according to an online study published by Health Affairs.
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Don't miss
AACN's 2009 National Teaching Institute |
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The
American Association of Critical-Care Nurse's 2009 National
Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition will be held at
the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, La., from May
16 to 21, giving you a unique opportunity to renew your practice and
accelerate your ongoing professional growth with new knowledge from
experts in acute and critical care. For more information visit http://www.aacn.org/nti
or e-mail [email protected].
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Allergic Asthma Resource Center |
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Over 4,000 American's die from asthma each year. Many of your patients' asthma symptoms may not be under control. They may have allergic asthma. An IgE test is one way to help determine if your patients' asthma is allergic. For more information and resources, visit the Resource Center now!
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Management CE: Nursing strategy: What's your plan? |
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Developing
a nursing strategic plan is a basic competency of nurse leaders. The
plan defines all mechanisms by which the nursing departments meet
the mission and vision of nursing and of their healthcare organization.
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Lend your voice
to our Leadership Profile survey |
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wonder how you compare with your colleagues, both personally and professionally?
During the next few months, Nursing Management will gather
feedback to create a snapshot of you, nurse leaders across the U.S.
healthcare spectrum. Our profile will publish in a future issue. Please
take a moment to complete the survey here. |
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Showcase your
Magnetic prowess |
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Has
your facility recently attained Magnet certification? Participate
in Nursing Management's Magnet survey and get your facility
showcased in an upcoming issue of the journal. E-mail [email protected]
for more information. |
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Coming
in Nursing Management's April issue |
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- Profits, payers, and patients: Responding
to changes
- Employee performance: For the good
of all
- A case of mistaken identity: Staff
input on patient ID errors
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Hospital
Observation Services
Nursing documentation is essential for payment
Not everyone in an inpatient bed is
an inpatient. Some of these individuals are actually admitted under
outpatient observation status. The problem is, staff nurses often
don't distinguish between the two in their documentation. Which
means the hospital doesn't get paid for reimbursable services provided
to patients under observation. In other cases, patients are placed
under observation status when they shouldn't be. Join us for an
April 22 audio seminar that will focus on distinguishing between
inpatient and outpatient observation status, as well as the nurse
documentation required to support billing for observation services.
Click here,
or call MedLearn at 800-252-1578. |
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