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Best Practices For Vulnerable Adult Investigation Policies And Procedures At Blue Earth County, Anna Stindt
Best Practices For Vulnerable Adult Investigation Policies And Procedures At Blue Earth County, Anna Stindt
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The purpose of this project is to update the policies and procedures for conducting vulnerable adult investigations in Blue Earth County to reflect changes in the statute and to incorporate current best practices for conducting investigations.
Frequent Users Of The Emergency Department: A Policy Proposal, Tina Ann Olson
Frequent Users Of The Emergency Department: A Policy Proposal, Tina Ann Olson
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Research has extensively documented that a small number of Emergency Department (ED) patients make disproportionate use of emergency services (Okin et al., 2000). The term “Frequent Users” is used to describe patients who utilize ED services more than four times per year (Byrne et al., 2003). Frequent Users are often times patients with chronic medical, mental health, alcohol and drug problems, as well as other psychosocial issues (Fulde & Duffy, 2006). Homeless people also appear to have significantly higher ED rates than the general population (Pope et al., 2000). Immanuel St. Joseph’s-Mayo Health System (ISJ) ED appears to have many …