Hospital Case Management articles from December 2007

Hospital Case Management archives from December 2007

MS-DRG system offers opportunities, potential changes in the bottom line.(diagnosis related group)
December 1, 2007... MS-DRG system offers opportunities, potential changes in the bottom line Accurately documenting severity of illness is the key to success The adoption of the new MS-DRG system, coupled with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services'...

How it all plays out: See how coding affects reimbursement.
December 1, 2007... How it all plays out: See how coding affects reimbursement Case studies illustrate the importance of accuracy Accurate documentation always has been important but it can have an even bigger impact on reimbursement with the new MS-DRG...

Get physicians in on improving documentation.
December 1, 2007... Get physicians in on improving documentation Tailor education efforts to facility's needs, case mix Adapting to the sweeping changes in reimbursement mandated by the new MS-DRG system may be like suddenly having to drive on the...

Quality initiative slashes occurrences of VAP.(ventilator- associated pneumonia )
December 1, 2007... Quality initiative slashes occurrences of VAP Interdisciplinary team changed practices in ICU A team approach to quality measures has resulted in a significant drop in ventilator-associated pneumonia for patients in the intensive care...

Critcal Path Network: Hospitalwide throughput initiative lowers diversion by 71%.
December 1, 2007... Critical Path Network Hospitalwide throughput initiative lowers diversion by 71% ED CMs, admissions nurse speed process Faced with patients waiting for a bed for hours in the emergency department and an increase in time on ED...

Critcal Path Network: No increase in appeals reported with new IM rules.(Clinical report)
December 1, 2007... Critical Path Network No increase in appeals reported with new IM rules Proactive discharge planning good prevention Despite fears that issuing the new Important Message from Medicare regulations would result in a spate of patients...

Guest Column: Honing your role as care coordination consultant.(Column)
December 1, 2007... Honing your role as care coordination consultant Get your voice heard By Patrice Spath, RHIT Brown-Spath & Associates Forest Grove, OR It's common for case managers to say, "Oh, I wish I were a consultant." Yet, case...

Ambulatory Care Quarterly: Initiative sparked by close call with DNR wristband.
December 1, 2007... Initiative sparked by close call with DNR wristband Effort has implications for access A "near-miss" in which a nurse at a Pennsylvania hospital incorrectly placed a "do not resuscitate" (DNR) wristband on a patient has prompted an...

CNE objectives/questions.
December 1, 2007... CNE 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; ...