Hospital Case Management articles from January 2007

Hospital Case Management archives from January 2007

ED case managers can improve throughput, reduce denials.(emergency department)
January 1, 2007... ED case managers can improve throughput, reduce denials Staff should be dedicated to the department If your hospital doesn't have case managers who are dedicated to the emergency department (ED) and who work during peak hours, you're...

Identify areas where a CM can have an impact.(emergency department case managers)
January 1, 2007... Identify areas where a CM can have an impact Staff the ED at peak hours of admission It's not necessary to have a case manager in the emergency department 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and case managers don't necessarily have to...

Value-based purchasing gives CMs chance to shine.(case managers)
January 1, 2007... Value-based purchasing gives CMs chance to shine OPPS final rule steps toward quality measures The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) took additional steps toward value-based purchasing and transparency in health care in...

Initiative helps to improve patient throughput.
January 1, 2007... Initiative helps to improve patient throughput Dedicated nurse is responsible for bed placement An initiative that includes capacity alerts, "hall beds" used when the hospital is approaching capacity, and having one person responsible...

Critical Path Network: CMs partner with coders for appropriate documentation.(case managers)
January 1, 2007... Critical Path Network CMs partner with coders for appropriate documentation A documentation enhancement project that pairs case managers and coders increased the Medicare case-mix index at North Mississippi Medical Center from 1.48 to...

Critical Path Network: ED CMs improve throughput as patient advocates.(emergency department case managers)
January 1, 2007... Critical Path Network ED CMs improve throughput as patient advocates Staff alert them to appropriate cases When Cooley Dickinson Hospital (CDH) in Northampton, MA, put the first case manager in its emergency department, some of the...

Discharge Planning Advisor: Sutter DM, CM programs strike balance for best patient outcomes.(medical case management and discharge management)
January 1, 2007... Discharge Planning Advisor Sutter DM, CM programs strike balance for best patient outcomes 'What are primary needs?' is operative question The successful integration of case management and disease management is the latest step in...

Discharge Planning Advisor: 'Ideal Patient Day' gives heads-up on care.
January 1, 2007... Discharge Planning Advisor 'Ideal Patient Day' gives heads-up on care Schedule serves patient, not just staff When Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare looked at improving patient throughput, one of the issues that surfaced had to do with...

CE questions.
January 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; ...