At Pathway Medical we are constantly searching for news and information that is most interesting to the case managers,  non-bedside 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 your nursing and healthcare peers.

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Tips on becoming a Certified Case Manager (CCM)
One of the most popular articles this month is a post from a while back.  Hundreds of nurses and healthcare employers have been reading this article that covers tips and suggestions for nurse case managers seeking the certified case manager (CCM) designation. - Pathway Medical

Case manager’s dilemma during electronic health record (EHR) implementation
Learn about a major limitation that surfaced a week after an EHR implementation “go-live” date.   One case manager experienced an unexpected challenge. - HCPro

Nurse Hiring Guide: A guide to hiring non-bedside nurses for hospitals, managed care and other healthcare organizations
If you work for a hospital, managed care or other healthcare organization and you’re looking to attract top nursing talent in case management, utilization review, appeals, pre-certification, quality improvement, HEDIS, CDI and other non-bedside nursing professionals, check out the Nurse Hiring Guide to help you find the best nurses. - Pathway Medical

Top tips to enhance case management communication
A key competency case managers must be proficient in is being an effective communicator. This is a challenge as case managers communicate with a number of people and professionals on a daily basis. In addition, a good deal of communication is telephonic, which presents its own set of challenges. Follow these tips for best-practices in case management communication. - Case In Point

Software to help nurse case managers simplify medical jargon for patients
A new federal program called the Health Literacy Action Plan is promoting simplified language nationwide. And some health insurers, doctors’ practices and hospitals have begun using specialized software that scans documents looking for hard-to-understand words and phrases and suggests plain-English replacements. Find out how you can help your patients decipher the medical jargon so that they receive better care. - Wall Street Journal

Patients who e-mail with doctors see health improvements
Patients with diabetes or hypertension or both who communicated with their doctors via e-mail got better care and better health outcomes.  Learn more about the results from this new research. - USA Today

100 blog posts that will make you a better nurse
No one starts off their profession being perfect at everything they do. It takes time to learn the ropes and often years of hard work to truly get the hang of everything. No matter where you are in your career as a nurse, there’s likely an aspect of your job that you could work on improving. Here are some blog posts to guide you towards a brighter, more successful career in nursing and help you be the best nurse you can be. - NursingSchools.net

Evidence-based care poorly understood by patients
Only 1 in 3 patients said a physician had discussed what research showed about the best way to manage treatment. – American Medical News

Free networking group just for non-bedside and non-clinical nurses
If you have questions about nurse case management or non-bedside nursing ask your peers in a new LinkedIn Group for nurses working in non-bedside or non-clinical jobs.  Join over 125 nurses across the country that share your interest in non-bedside nursing where you can ask questions, share information and find great career tips and opportunities.  - Pathway Medical

Patients receiving email notes from dr visit serve as helpful reminders for preventative care
Check out this interesting story of a patient who finds that participating in email notifications from his physician reminds him to follow up on pre-cancerous skin condition that he would have forgotten about otherwise. - e-patients.net

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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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Preventable readmissions cost the health care system about $25 billion every year
PricewaterhouseCoopers

Report examines what is motivating nurses to look for new jobs
Pathway Medical Staffing

An associate’s degree in nursing is not good enough
HealthLeaders Media

More bad news for nonprofit hospitals
HealthLeaders Media on Moody’s Report

Discharge Planning Checklist for Patients and Caregivers
CMS

Study finds Healthcare Organizations Are Expanding Case Management Services
BeyeNETWORK and ASG Software Solutions

Non Bedside Nurses Gather to Share their Experiences in Non Clinical Nursing
Pathway Medical Staffing

Project RED. Re-Engineered Discharge Helps Reduce Cost of Hospital Readmission
Boston University Medical Center

Hospital Check-ins May Slow Heart Failure Readmissions
USA Today report on Journal of American Medical Association Report

Hospitals Feel Pressure to Maintain Quality Improvement or be Penalized
HealthLeaders Media article on new Pricewaterhouse Coopers Health Research Institute Report

What is Nursing Beyond the Bedside?

Nursing Beyond the Bedside is a free LinkedIn networking group that is open to nurses with experience, questions and interest across all disciplines in non bedside nursing.

This free networking group is a community of nurses working in, or interested in, non bedside / non clinical nursing, including: nurse case management, utilization review, appeals/denials, clinical documentation improvement, risk management, HEDIS, quality improvement, medical record review, nurse informatics, nurse education and any non bedside nursing profession.  The group is a place for nursing professionals to ask questions, share experiences, read current news and find jobs and career advice in non bedside nursing.

There are so many networking groups for nurses, why create another one?

There are many networking groups for nurses on the Internet, but most focus on nursing education and staff / bedside nursing. 

While there are a few networking groups for non bedside nursing, most are focused on specific disciplines within non bedside nursing such as:

Case Management:  Case Management Society of America

Quality: American Health Quality Association

Risk: American Society for Health Risk Management

Compliance: American Association of Medical Audit Specialists

We have found that many nurses have a need for information across all of these disciplines, but lack a singular networking group to connect with their peers. This is especially true for nurses working in smaller organizations who are often responsible for multiple roles across the non bedside nursing spectrum.

In response to this demand, we have created Nursing Beyond the Bedside. The group is intended to be a place for all nurses in these various non bedside roles to ask questions, share expertise, read the latest news, find career advice and share job opportunties with their peers.

We welcome you to join us and your fellow nurses on the Nursing Beyond the Bedside group on LinkedIn.  

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 the latest Top 10 Nursing and Healthcare Headlines; giving you insight into news trending in popularity among Pathway Medical’s nursing and healthcare network.

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1. Cutting Nurse Case Managers Will Have an Effect On Services Provided to Needy

2. New Diabetes HEDIS Blood Pressure Quality Measure: Potential for Overtreatment

3. Improving Clinical Guidelines and Performance Measures

4. Over 40 Percent of Nurses to Alter Career Path

5. Expanding Nursing Education Capacity State by State

6. Community-Nurse Partnerships Opening-Up Access to Care

7. CMS Modifies RAC Additional Documentation Request Limits

8. A Nurse Reflects on How she became a Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist

9. 86% Physicians use Internet to Access Health Information

10. More than 135,000 RN Positions in the US and Other Interesting Nurse Facts

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