At Pathway Medical we are constantly searching for news and information that is most interesting to the nurses and healthcare employers we work with.  Check out this month’s Top Nursing and Healthcare Headlines; giving you insight into news trending in popularity among Pathway Medical’s nursing and healthcare network.

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Bipolar Headlines on Nursing and Healthcare Employment
Various Sources

Half of all Patients Do Not Adhere to Prescription Guidelines – Costing $100 Billion in Avoidable Hospitalizations
New England Journal of Medicine

Satisfaction among Health Plan Members Decreases Considerably from 2009
J.D. Power

Seven Qualities You Must Have in Your Nurse Case Manager; an Insider’s Perspective
Worker’s Comp Kit Blog

Difference Between Nurse Case Manager and Geriatric Care Managers
CarenetLA

New Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) Toolkit
American Health Information Management Association

Is Your Board Missing a Nurse?
HealthLeaders Media

Hospital Admissions May Require Watching and Waiting
KevinMD.com

A Nurse Case Manager Shares What Case Management is all About
Charlotte Summers, RN

New Study Implicates Healthcare Utilization Rates in Colorectal Cancer Disparities
National Institutes of Health

Tip: Keep Case Management Notes Short and Sweet
HCPro

Registered Nurse Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11
Bureau Labor Statistics

National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Hospitals Lean Toward Process Improvement Concepts like Six Sigma
HealthLeaders Media

State by State Map of Healthcare Reform Impact
HealthReform.gov

Report Examines what’s Motivating Nurses to Look For New Jobs
Pathway Medical

Patient Education Can Be a Low-key Marketing Tool for Hospitals
American Medical News

2010 Drivers of CDI and HIM Staffing
Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists (ACIDS)

Study Measures Positive Impact of Workplace Flexibility
Boston College Center for Work and Family

Top 5 Lies about Healthcare Clarified
PolitiFact.com

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