Hospital Case Management articles from August 2004

Hospital Case Management archives from August 2004

Case management for uninsured cuts length of stay, readmissions: patients are encouraged to have a primary care home.(management of hospital stays, administration)
August 1, 2004... Faced with a growing number of uninsured patients and rapidly escalating costs for treating them, Brackenridge Hospital in Austin, TX, created a case management program for the uninsured that has resulted in shorter lengths of stays (LOS),...

Communities must tackle care for the uninsured: growing problem affects 44 million Americans.(health insurance-management)
August 1, 2004... Providing medical care for the uninsured should be a community initiative and not just the responsibility of hospitals that provide indigent care, asserts Donna Zazworsky, MS, RN, CCM, FAAN, director of community and outreach for St. Elizabeth...

System links providers throughout the continuum: community network provides care for uninsured.(management of patient care)
August 1, 2004... Communication between hospitals and the primary care providers in the community is essential in managing the care of the uninsured, asserts Diana Resnik, vice president of community care for Seton Healthcare Network in Austin, TX. "One of...

Electronic patient records result in efficiencies: case managers spend time with their patients.
August 1, 2004... Since the implementation of a state-of-the-art electronic patient record system, case managers at Evanston Northwestern Healthcare have more time to visit with patients and their families, enabling them to better prepare the patient for going...

CM redesign: how one organization tackled the process: outcomes measures indicate solid success.(Critical Path Network(TM))(clinical modification)
August 1, 2004... In September 1999, INTEGRIS Health asked 10 employees from their two Oklahoma City hospitals, INTEGRIS Southwest Medical Center (ISMC) and INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center (IBMC), to redesign certain elements of admitting, case management,...

CE questions.(continuing education)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... For more information about the continuing education program, call customer service at (800) 688-2421. 5. The three case managers in Austin, TX-based Brackenridge Hospital's outpatient case management program for uninsured high utilizers...

Self-pay focus overhauls financial counseling: successful move from business office to access.(Access Management Quarterly)(patient services-management)
August 1, 2004... Higher patient copays and increasing numbers of people who are working but not insured have made the management of self-pay accounts a more crucial issue than ever for most of the nation's hospitals. With that in mind, OhioHealth has taken...

Report card provides staff feedback at a glance: customer service, quality ratings included.(Access Management Quarterly)
August 1, 2004... A new registration report card at Children's Health Care of Atlanta provides access managers with key information on the performance of individual employees in a convenient, easy-to-read format. Much of the data was available before, but...