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PMID: 22299178 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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RN Navigators in the emergency department at Montefiore Medical Center work with social workers to prevent unnecessary admissions. Program targets the homeless and patients with tenuous living situations. CMs work with the emergency department staff to identify patients who don't meet admission criteria but can't be safely discharged. The hospital collaborates with a local housing assistance agency which sends a van to transport appropriate patients to a shelter. |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Hospital case management : the monthly update on hospital-based care planning and critical paths Volume: 20 ISSN: 1087-0652 ISO Abbreviation: Hosp Case Manag Publication Date: 2012 Feb |
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Created Date: 2012-02-02 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9603097 Medline TA: Hosp Case Manag Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 22, 27 Citation Subset: H |
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