November 2023

Social and Political Activism Is One Solution to Prevent Avoidable Deaths of Black and Brown Babies in the United States

BY KELVA EDMUNDS-WALLER, DNP, RN, CCM, WITH NICOLE M. MEREDITH, BSN, RN, CNOR, CSSM The United States of America, one of the world’s wealthiest and most technologically advanced countries, has a Black and Brown maternal and infant health crisis. Healthcare costs in the U.S. are twice the expenditures of other wealthy countries. Despite its wealth …

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Baby Steps: Improving Clinical Documentation in Pediatrics

BY TINA R. MCDANIEL CHENG, MSN, RN, CCDS, AND LAUREN PFEIFER, PhD, RN, CCDS Pediatric patients are not little adults. Due to their unique physiological and developmental needs, children often are diagnosed with medical conditions that differ substantially from their adult counterparts. One difference is that due to their immature immune systems, children are more …

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A Medical Cost Projection is a Practical Approach to Building Your Case and Winning

Did you know that today’s Medical Cost Projection (MCP) can meet the same goal as a Life Care Plan without the extensive interviews? They are a practical approach for building your case and winning. The Practical side of an MCP It is quick. An MCP can help speed up the settlement. Your client’s life is …

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Pediatric Physician Advisors – A Critical Part of the Strategy for Healthy Hospital Operations

BY JULIET B. UGARTE HOPKINS, MD Just as the role of physician advisors has come to the forefront of the healthcare world over the last decade and a half, so too has the subset of pediatric physician advisors in recent years. While, previously, their scope and unique focus was side-stepped by the greater community due …

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