BY RAJITHA BOMMAKANTI, BSN, RN-CCM Case managers are an integral part of the healthcare team. Their roles are crucial in preventing readmissions and coordinating services for patients and their families. During the COVID-19 pandemic, inadequate resources in the community, overloaded caseloads and intensive care units being at maximum capacity have put…
BY ANITA HERRON, BA The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) launched Mental Health Resources for Service Members, Veterans and their Families (HFMHR) in time for Veterans Day, 2021. The original 6-session NAMI Homefront (HF) program was developed to meet the unique needs of families of service members and veterans with mental health…
BY JANET COULTER, MSN, MS, RN, CCM, AND DR. CATHY CAMPBELL, DNP, RN, MBA, CHC, FACHE, CCM Receiving a cadaver organ transplant is a life-changing experience. Transplant recipients often experience a wide range of emotions from the highest high to the lowest low. The thrill of receiving a life-saving transplant is sometimes…
BY GARRY CARNEAL, JD, MA Treating diseases of the brain is as important as treating any physical ailment or condition. Yet, the health insurance industry in the United States has never covered mental health and substance use disorders (MH/SUDs) appropriately. As a result, depression, anxiety, addiction and other mental health conditions…
BY BENJAMIN FOSTER, MBA In September 2021, over 90% of the healthcare organizations that Nurseify supports, which includes 821 of 908 hospitals, reported their highest year-over-year increase in nurse turnover and all-employee turnover in the last 10 years (Source: Client RN turnover and all employee turnover data). The Great Resignation is…
BY ANNE LLEWELLYN, MS, BHSA, RN-BC, CCM, CRRN In this edition of Legacy Leaders, Anne Llewellyn caught up with Benjamin J. Foster, the CEO and founder of Nurseify, Inc. Ben is doing important work in nurse recruiting and helping nurses realize their potential as they move into new areas as well…
BY DEBORAH ZEVENEY, RN, MS, CCM DEFINING THE ISSUE In addition to the surge of patients diagnosed with acute symptoms of COVID, case managers have been faced with transition or care planning for patients experiencing symptoms post-acutely. Planning is complicated by an environment that is decidedly unstable. The goal of this…
BY GERRY STANLEY, MD, FAAFP, P-CEO, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, HARVARD MEDTECH “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom…” We have all felt like this when dealing with patients suffering from pain…so many choices and so few options.…
BY DAVID HANSCOM, MD A few years ago, I saw four surgical patients within two weeks who caused a profound change in my thinking about patients’ perception of pain. Historically, I would focus on pain patterns and correlate them with imaging studies. If the symptoms seemed to be caused by the…