Hospital Case Management articles from August 2005

Hospital Case Management archives from August 2005

CMS proposal will increase DRGs covered by transfer rule.(diagnosis-related groups )
August 1, 2005... CMS proposal will increase DRGs covered by transfer rule Plan could cost hospitals $880 million a year A proposal by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to include nearly half of the existing diagnosis-related groups...

CM system cuts denied days by setting priorities.(case management)
August 1, 2005... CM system cuts denied days by setting priorities 'Daily dashboard' identifies barriers to discharge By modifying its automated case management system to identify patients with barriers to discharge, enabling the clinical staff to set...

Project cuts admissions for kids with asthma.
August 1, 2005... Project cuts admissions for kids with asthma APR-DRG allows hospital to track outcomes Readmission rates, average length of stay (LOS), and cost per case for children with low-acuity asthma improved after a clinical redesign initiative...

Critical Path Network: Hospital cuts overall length of stay by 1.3 days.
August 1, 2005... Critical Path Network Hospital cuts overall length of stay by 1.3 days Multidisciplinary care coordination is a key A series of multidisciplinary initiatives has resulted in a 1.3 day decrease in length of stay (LOS) at Hackensack...

Critical Path Network: Education earns high comparative AMI rankings.
August 1, 2005... Critical Path Network Education earns high comparative AMI rankings Improvement spurred by desire to 'be the best' For some quality teams, being good is just not good enough. That was certainly the case at Providence Hospital, part...

Access Management Quarterly: Consumers take health care reins: Are you ready?
August 1, 2005... Access Management Quarterly Consumers take health care reins: Are you ready? Quick access makes providers more competitive In much the way 401k investment plans forever changed retirement benefits and led to the realignment of the...

CE Objectives/Questions.
August 1, 2005... 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; ...