ISSN:0744-6314    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1998

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

The collections of questions sent from the field is answered in the month's column.

ISSN:0744-6314    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1998

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

Psychiatric health care providers' liability extends from clinical cases—medication errors, misdiagnosis, etc.-to particular issues unique to the mental health setting. Part 1 discusses lawsuits common to this setting.

ISSN:0744-6314    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1998

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

Despite its growing popularity, the medical loss ratio (MLR) does not measure the quality of care that a managed health plan provides to its members. This ratio also does not fulfill other purposes for which it is used. Conclusions based on MLRs alone may be wrong and result in flawed public policy.

ISSN:0744-6314    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1998

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

In health care, the only constant is change. Increasingly, information technology (IT) is becoming the primary means by which health care organizations manage the constant volatility they face. This article delineates several managed care trends driving the move to open systems and increased technologic flexibility. Changing models of care are creating a new breed of interdisciplinary, interoperable, and outcomes-focused clinical information systems.

ISSN:0744-6314    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1998

数据来源: OVID

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How does a skilled nursing facility survive and thrive under the prospective payment system (PPS)? To begin, PPS risk must be fully understood and managed in terms of the Resource Utilization Groups Version III (RUGS III) and the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 2.0, Second, strategies for change within the organization must be developed and implemented. Third, managing costs under the PPS must become the priority.

ISSN:0744-6314    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1998

数据来源: OVID

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With telecommunication, health care access is crossing fiber-optic lines. Managing telenursing practice within the current licensure system raises questions: How will practice be regulated? What happens when telenursing crosses state lines? Who is licensed to “surf the Net”? Regulatory agencies are beginning to address these concerns.

ISSN:0744-6314    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1998

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

Computerizing an organization's policies and guidelines is difficult but rewarding. The assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of converting all paper policies and procedures into a computerized system are outlined, with particular focus on organizing guidelines according to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization's (JCAHO) functional standards.

ISSN:0744-6314    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1998

数据来源: OVID

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This study examines the span of control, the scope of responsibilities and the perception of effectiveness of first-line managers (nurse and non-nurse) in two complex health care organizations. Results suggested first-line nurse managers had larger spans of control, fewer assistants and made less money than non-nurse first-line managers.

ISSN:0744-6314    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1998

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

Advanced practice nurses and staff nurse skin-care team members provided the necessary expertise and information to integrate AHCPR recomemendations in a protocol for patients at risk for skin impairment. Regular practice monitoring and education regarding skin management have proven to be successful strategies. A skin-impairment management protocol is provided.

ISSN:0744-6314    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1998

数据来源: OVID