Hospital Case Management articles from April 2004

Hospital Case Management archives from April 2004

Discharge initiatives help transition patients through continuum of care: pre-discharge form sets wheels in motion.
April 1, 2004... A pre-discharge order form and an 11 a.m. target time for discharging patients are among the initiatives the care management teams at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston have created to help move patients through the...

Working with physicians benefits patients' care: teamwork is the best way to improve outcomes.
April 1, 2004... The best way for hospital case managers to provide patient-centric care is to get themselves in a position to influence the physicians who are treating their patients, asserts Stefani Daniels, RN, MSNA, managing partner of PHOENIX Medical...

Simulation assesses PI design prior to implementation: more robust evaluation required by CMS' Seventh Scope of Work.(Critical Path Network[TM])
April 1, 2004... The latest requirements from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) call for more detailed evaluation of processes than ever before, causing one health care system to look to industry for the tools needed to respond appropriately....

CE questions.(Critical Path Network[TM])
April 1, 2004... 13. At the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston, the care management team's "Daily Huddles" typically last how long? A. 15 minutes B. 30 minutes C. 45 minutes D. 60 minutes 14. Which of the following items is not...

Successful CM program gets JCAHO approval: database demonstrated processes were in place.(Discharge Planning Advisor[R]:--the update for improving continuity of care)
April 1, 2004... With a care coordination program in place that has dramatically reduced acute care and emergency department (ED) utilization by the chronic frail elderly while enhancing patients' quality of life, Sutter Health Sacramento Sierra Region (SHSSR)...

Carefully follow the law for post-acute referrals: make sure you honor patients' choices.(Discharge Planning Advisor[R]:--the update for improving continuity of care)
April 1, 2004... As government agencies begin to crack down on providers who are not honoring patient choices, hospital case managers should be more diligent than ever when referring patients for post-acute services. Case managers should be careful about...

Beaumont makes patients partners in safety efforts: facility defined patients' role in safety.(Patient Safety Alert[TM]: a quarterly supplement on best practices in safety patient care)
April 1, 2004... In its recent initiative to minimize medical errors, William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, MI, has made its patients "Partners in Safety." That's the name of the new program, which was launched in 2002. "We knew it was the right thing to...

OSHA delays enforcement of TB standard to July.(Patient Safety Alert[TM]: a quarterly supplement on best practices in safety patient care)
April 1, 2004... The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will delay until July 1, 2004, enforcement of the general industry respiratory standard for health care providers and other employers required to protect workers from potential exposure...