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ED Navigators prevent unnecessary admissions.
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PMID:  22299178     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
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 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-02-02     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
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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