Hospital Case Management articles from December 2005

Hospital Case Management archives from December 2005

Take an advocacy role in preventing medical errors in your hospital.
December 1, 2005... Take an advocacy role in preventing medical errors in your hospital Continuity of care, timeliness, and appropriateness are key factors As patient advocates, case managers can play an important role in preventing errors or addressing...

Take a role in preventing, reporting medical errors.
December 1, 2005... Take a role in preventing, reporting medical errors CMs should be involved in patient safety initiatives As a case manager, you should be aware of your hospital's policies on safety and medical errors and, as an advocate for your...

Community interventions aid self-care, prevention.(care of chronically ill older adults)
December 1, 2005... Community interventions aid self-care, prevention Program has reduced LOS, readmissions A program designed to prevent emergency department (ED) visits and readmissions for chronically ill older adults sends nurse case managers from...

Critical Path Network: Administrative support helps keep your LOS low.(length of stay)
December 1, 2005... Critical Path Network Administrative support helps keep your LOS low ED keeps close tabs on patient flow There are times when EDs can achieve dramatic improvements in average length of stay (ALOS) or reductions in their left...

Critical Path Network: ICU patients at risk for preventable errors.
December 1, 2005... Critical Path Network ICU patients at risk for preventable errors AHRQ study puts spotlight on adverse events Patients face a significant risk for preventable adverse events and serious medical errors in hospital critical care...

Critical Path Network: CPGs may not be best for older patients.
December 1, 2005... Critical Path Network CPGs may not be best for older patients Comorbidities require more individualized care Evidence-based medicine and clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) have become mantras of health care quality in the 21st...

Program helps immigrants navigate health system.
December 1, 2005... Program helps immigrants navigate health system Role of bilingual medical caseworkers expanded In addition to providing interpreter services for its increasing immigrant population, staff from Harborview Medical Center in Seattle go...

Guest Column: Achieve case management service excellence.
December 1, 2005... Achieve case management service excellence Using a Moment of Truth Analysis By Patrice Spath, RHIT Brown-Spath & Associates Forest Grove, OR A Moment of Truth Analysis can help case managers better understand the level of...

CE objectives/questions.(continuing medical education on case management)(Brief Article)
December 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; ...