Hospital Case Management articles from March 2004

Hospital Case Management archives from March 2004

Case managers, utilization reviewers team for cost savings of $3.6 million: care designs correspond to top DRGs.
March 1, 2004... By tracking length of stay and direct variable cost of care, the case management department at Covenant Health System, based in Knoxville, TN, was able to show a savings of $3.6 million in the first three quarters of last year and a denial rate...

Type of data plotted determines which control chart to use: selection critical to having correct control limits.(Critical Path Network[TM])
March 1, 2004... Correct control chart selection is a critical part of creating a control chart, according to PQ Systems, an industry leader in the manufacturing of statistical process control (SPC) and quality control software based in Miamisburg, OH. "If...

ED is hotbed for lawsuits; address risky conditions: most claims result from what you didn't do.(Ambulatory Care Quarterly)
March 1, 2004... What happens in your emergency department (ED) when a patient shows up complaining that he still has that terrible headache you sent him home with six hours ago? Do staff label him a whiner and send him back out the door with some Tylenol? ...

Integrated CM system will make your job easier: tracking outcomes essential in today's climate.(Ambulatory Care Quarterly)
March 1, 2004... If your hospital isn't using case management software that is integrated with the rest of the hospital's information systems, you may be behind the curve, asserts Vicky Mahn-DiNicola, RN, MS, vice president of ACS Healthcare Solutions, a...

CE questions.
March 1, 2004... 9. The care designs at Covenant Health System, based in Knoxville, TN, include the core quality measures tracked by which organizations? A. the Joint Commission and the National Association for Healthcare Quality B. National Committee...