Hospital Case Management articles from March 2007

Hospital Case Management archives from March 2007

Experts: Lower caseloads when case managers take on more tasks.
March 1, 2007... Experts: Lower caseloads when case managers take on more tasks When the role is diluted, patient care coordination may suffer It's happening all the time at hospitals across the nation. When a new initiative, like DRG assurance or...

Optimal caseloads depend on a variety of factors.
March 1, 2007... Optimal caseloads depend on a variety of factors Role function, model design, payer mix considered The functions that case managers perform in your hospital can have a big effect on the caseload they can comfortably handle, says Toni...

Smaller CM caseloads pay off for hospital.(case managers)
March 1, 2007... Smaller CM caseloads pay off for hospital Costs are down, patient satisfaction up Following a successful pilot project that decreased the patient-case manager ratio, Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center in Baton Rouge, LA, hired...

Team recovers $2 million per year in denied claims.(United Health Service Hospital)
March 1, 2007... Team recovers $2 million per year in denied claims One care manager is responsible for appeals Having a dedicated team responsible for following up on denied claims has generated an average of $2 million or more in recovered revenue...

Critical Path Network: Hospitalwide program results in top core measures scores.(Methodist Medical Center (Oakridge, Tennessee))
March 1, 2007... Critial Path Network Hospitalwide program results in top core measures scores Case managers track compliance in ED, on units Thanks to an intensive program monitoring the core measures requirements throughout the hospital,...

Critical Path Network: CMs at hospitalist meetings improves care.(case managers)(St. Vincent's Medical Center (Jacksonville, Florida))
March 1, 2007... Critial Path Network CMs at hospitalist meetings improves care Improved communication helps free up beds sooner When a representative from the case management department began attending the daily meeting of a large hospitalist...

Critical Path Network: Team improves throughput, avoids ED diversions.
March 1, 2007... Critial Path Network Team improves throughput, avoids ED diversions Initiative includes reducing wait for beds When Sarasota (FL) Memorial Hospital began experiencing a big spike in emergency department diversion, the hospital...

Guest Column: How to maximize CM staff retention.(case managers)(Column)
March 1, 2007... How to maximize CM staff retention Explore reasons for staff turnover By Patrice Spath, RHIT Brown-Spath & Associates Forest Grove, OR Finding, motivating, and retaining qualified case managers and support staff can be a...

Ambulatory Care Quarterly: Shared governance keeps ED nurses, patients happy.(Southwestern Vermont Medical Center)
March 1, 2007... Shared governance keeps ED nurses, patients happy Ranking in 95th percentile or higher for 10 years Garnering patient satisfaction scores in the 95th percentile is impressive, but doing it for 10 consecutive years really makes people...

A FREE white paper for our readers.
March 1, 2007... A FREE white paper for our readers AHC Media appreciates the faith you have placed in us to provide you with practical, authoritative information. As a token of our gratitude for your support, we would like to provide you with the free...

CE objectives/questions.
March 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; ...