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California’s Epple Act to Long-Term Care Patient Representative Program: Solution to Nursing Home and Intermediate Care Facility Mentally Incapacitated Residents’ Care Gaps

BY PAUL BORJA, RN, DNP, EdD, PhD, PHN, CCM, ACM-RN, CMAC, CMCN, CNML, CMGT-BC, CDONA, FACDONA, FAACM
Healthcare decision-making is always optimal when coming from the patient. However, if the patient cannot make those decisions, a surrogate decisionmaker would be the following route to obtain medical decisions for care planning. But what happens when no family, friends, dedicated decision-maker or power of attorney exists?

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The Emerging State of AI Legislation and Regulation in the US

BY JENNY QUIGLEY-STICKNEY, MSN, RN, MHA, MA, CCM, ACM-RN, CMAC, CPHM, FCM As of March 2024, the United States did not yet have a comprehensive federal legislation or policy specifically targeting AI technology. There are discussions and initiatives at the federal, state and local levels of government aimed at addressing…

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Case Managers: Protect Yourself From Secret Recordings

BY GEORGIA REINER, MS, CPHRM
As social media has grown, so has the number of recordings and postings online. Most case managers now know the dangers of posting patient-related content online, but what happens when the reverse occurs and a patient or patient family member posts videos, photos or content about the case manager?

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Workplace Violence Prevention: New 2022 Standards and Legislation

BY JENNY QUIGLEY-STICKNEY, RN, MSN, MHA, MA, CCM, ACM-RN, CPHM, CMAC

Workplace violence that occurred during the pandemic is not a new issue as it has been increasing in numbers since 2016. The pandemic, however, increased the number of instances of workplace violence due in part to two conditions that needed to be maintained for safety in the work environment: isolation and decreased ability to communicate to the healthcare team.