Hospital Case Management articles from August 2007

Hospital Case Management archives from August 2007

Get involved with your hospital's disaster planning initiatives.
August 1, 2007... Get involved with your hospital's disaster planning initiatives Case managers can pay a critical role when there are mass casualties As your hospital engages in disaster planning, make sure that your case management department is...

Simulated disaster helps hospital fine-tune its plan.
August 1, 2007... Simulated disaster helps hospital fine-tune its plan CMs worked to free up beds for influx of patients When McLaren Regional Medical Center got the news that 50 people injured in an airplane crash were headed toward the hospital, the...

Hospital helps chronically ill prepare for disaster.
August 1, 2007... Hospital helps chronically ill prepare for disaster CMs make sure eligible patients sign up for shelters As hurricane season approaches each year, case managers in North Broward Hospital District's disease state management programs work...

Prepare for disaster with scenario-based planning.
August 1, 2007... Prepare for disaster with scenario-based planning Scenario-based planning helps cover contingencies You're a case manager in an ICU unit and your hospital is in the path of a Category 5 hurricane. How do you make sure your patients get...

Critcal Path Network: Quality measures gain importance as CMS moves to value-based purchasing.
August 1, 2007... Critical Path Network Quality measures gain importance as CMS moves to value-based purchasing Payments will be linked to quality, not just delivery of service As the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) moves toward its...

Critcal Path Network: Social worker/CM handle babies for moms.
August 1, 2007... Critical Path Network Social worker/CM handle babies for moms Job entails both medical and social issues Barbara Zielinski, MSW, CCM, does double duty as a case manager and social worker on the women and children's services unit at...

Critcal Path Network: Advance directives issued in nationwide campaign.(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... Critical Path Network Advance directives issued in nationwide campaign Aging with Dignity, the United Health Foundation, the American Hospital Association, and other national and local organizations will distribute 500,000 advance...

Access Management Quarterly: Costly errors are common in same-day surgery arena.
August 1, 2007... Access Management Quarterly Costly errors are common in same-day surgery arena Preadmission coordinator a must, consultant says Mistakes involving patient classification and preauthorization of procedures are among a lengthy list...

Access Management Quarterly: Putting nurses in access results in financial gains.
August 1, 2007... Access Management Quarterly Putting nurses in access results in financial gains 'It's easy to show ROI' Adding six nurses to the central scheduling department has dramatically reduced both denied claims and accounts receivable (AR)...

CE/CME objectives/questions.(Brief article)
August 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; ...