Hospital Case Management articles from July 2008

Hospital Case Management archives from July 2008

With public reporting on the rise, documentation becomes more important.
July 1, 2008... With public reporting on the rise, documentation becomes more important Data affect compliance, reimbursement, and patient decisions In an unprecedented move to publicize the newly revamped Hospital Compare web site, the Centers for...

Patient Family Centered Care pays big dividends.(length of stay)
July 1, 2008... Patient Family Centered Care pays big dividends Neuro unit slashes LOS, medication errors Including patients and family members in everything from developing a plan of care to making changes in the hospital's physical appearance has...

Patient advisors design patient-friendly facilities.
July 1, 2008... Patient advisors design patient-friendly facilities Advice from paint colors to the architectural team When MCGHealth was planning a new neuroscience unit at its Augusta, GA, facility, patients and family members were involved every...

Critical Path Network: Assigning CMs to cancer program improves throughput.
July 1, 2008... Critical Path Network Assigning CMs to cancer program improves throughput Anticipate the needs of patients during hospitalization When Lee H. Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FL, redesigned its case management department and...

Critical Path Network: Sickle cell protocol helps patients' self-management.(Report)
July 1, 2008... Critical Path Network Sickle cell protocol helps patients' self-management Initiative led to communitywide task force A treatment protocol and a communitywide task force are among the initiatives Harris Methodist Southwest Hospital...

Discharge Planning Quarterly: Proactive approach increases social work staff.(King's Daughters Medical Center )
July 1, 2008... Discharge Planning Quarterly Proactive approach increases social work staff Patients come from three states, live in rural areas Patients at King's Daughters Medical Center (KDMC) in Ashland, KY, come from a three-state area...

Discharge Planning Quarterly: Scorecard of red flags helps improve discharge.
July 1, 2008... Discharge Planning Quarterly Scorecard of red flags helps improve discharge Tracking data can stem persistent problems Successful discharge planning is a much more complex process than simply moving patients safely out the door, so...

CNE objectives/questions.
July 1, 2008... 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; ...