Hospital Case Management articles from April 2007

Hospital Case Management archives from April 2007

Accurate documentation can improve your hospital's bottom line.
April 1, 2007... Accurate documentation can improve your hospital's bottom line Case managers are perfectly positioned to take charge In today's health care environment, it's more important than ever for hospitals to make sure that documentation in the...

Communication key to improved documentation.
April 1, 2007... Communication key to improved documentation Monitor your outcomes to measure success Case management involvement in the documentation enhancement process can be limited to monitoring specific DRGs and collaborating closely with coding...

A few words may affect case mix, reimbursement.
April 1, 2007... A few words may affect case mix, reimbursement Ensure documentation reflects patient's condition When it comes to coding, a rose by any other name may mean that your hospital isn't getting the reimbursement it deserves. In fact, a...

Critical Path Network: CMs, social workers collaborate on difficult cases.(case managers)(Ingham Regional Medical Center (Lansing, Michigan))
April 1, 2007... Critical Path Network CMs, social workers collaborate on difficult cases Nephrology unit poses discharge challenges At Ingham Regional Medical Center in Lansing, MI, social workers and case managers work closely together to arrange...

Critical Path Network: QI program reduces length of stay after hysterectomy.(quality improvement)
April 1, 2007... Critical Path Network QI program reduces length of stay after hysterectomy Focus on scheduled hysterectomy admissions A quality improvement project for hysterectomy patients resulted in a decrease in length of stay from 1.89 days...

Critical Path Network: Hospital CoP changes affect EMTALA compliance.(conditions of participation)(Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act)
April 1, 2007... Critical Path Network Hospital CoP changes affect EMTALA compliance Time, signature issues cited A one-word change in the Conditions of Participation (CoP) regulations that went into effect Jan. 26, 2007, will make a dramatic...

Critical Path Network: CMS offers guidance on HIPAA security rule.(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)(Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... Critical Path Network CMS offers guidance on HIPAA security rule The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released guidance to help organizations comply with HIPAA security standards when they allow remote access to electronic...

Discharge Planning Advisor: Administrators fall short of full recognition of CM duties.(case manager)
April 1, 2007... Discharge Planning Advisor Administrators fall short of full recognition of CM duties Staffing models often out of date Until a hospital's executive administrators truly acknowledge that case management is part of the cost of doing...

Discharge Planning Advisor: It takes all CM functions to provide necessary care.(case manager)
April 1, 2007... Discharge Planning Advisor It takes all CM functions to provide necessary care Care coordination 'least recognized' Many top hospital decision makers still fail to recognize that case management is a core function of patient care,...

CE objectives/questions.
April 1, 2007... CE objectives After reading each issue of Hospital Case Management, the nurse will be able to do the following: *identify particular clinical, administrative, or regulatory issues related to the profession of case management; ...