Hospital Case Management articles from March 2006

Hospital Case Management archives from March 2006

Make sure your patients understand their medication, discharge plan.
March 1, 2006... Make sure your patients understand their medication, discharge plan Low health literacy contributes to readmissions, ED visits As a case manager, you're likely to be one of the last people to see patients before they leave the hospital....

Guest Column: Take the lead in filling your patients' 'perception gap'.(Column)
March 1, 2006... Take the lead in filling your patients' 'perception gap' Low health literacy affects many people By Mindy Owen, RN, CRRN, CCM Chair, Commission for Case Manager Certification A perception gap often exists today between...

Outcomes managers take lead in quality initiatives.
March 1, 2006... Outcomes managers take lead in quality initiatives Projects aimed at improving patient care and safety Just six months after North Mississippi Medical Center began a project to ensure that patients received the recommended medications...

Critical Path Network: Case managers take the lead in throughput initiatives.
March 1, 2006... Critical Path Network Case managers take the lead in throughput initiatives Hospital ranks high on satisfaction, timely care At Sioux Valley Hospital USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD, case managers often take the lead in...

Critical Path Network: Tiered structure helps ED improve flow, satisfaction.
March 1, 2006... Critical Path Network Tiered structure helps ED improve flow, satisfaction Department cuts LOS by 40 minutes Between 2001 and 2005, average length of stay in the emergency department (ED) at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in...

Guest Column: Is it time for case management redesign?
March 1, 2006... Is it time for case management redesign? Redesign requires engagement of all stakeholders By Patrice Spath, RHIT Brown-Spath & Associates Forest Grove, OR The ever-increasing demands on case management services require a...

Access Management Quarterly: Initiatives help cut write-offs, improve compliance.
March 1, 2006... Access Management Quarterly Initiatives help cut write-offs, improve compliance Case managers review charts daily Through a series of case management initiatives, Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge, TN, has dramatically reduced...

CE objectives/questions.
March 1, 2006... 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; ...