Hospital Case Management articles from March 2008

Hospital Case Management archives from March 2008

Taking care of patients also means taking care of business.
March 1, 2008... Taking care of patients also means taking care of business Balance patient advocacy with the financial side of care If your case management department isn't involved in the business side of health care, you're missing opportunities to...

Hospital's plan assures correct admission status.
March 1, 2008... Hospital's plan assures correct admission status Initiatives includes check and balances Faced with an audit that eventually revealed millions of dollars in Medicare overpayments for short-stay patients placed in the wrong admission...

Guest Column: Don't neglect contributing factors in assessment.(Column)
March 1, 2008... Don't neglect contributing factors in assessment CMs should consider 'whole patient' By Jolynne "Jo" Carter, BSN, RN, CCM Paula Gelber Dromi, PhD, LCSW Commissioners, Commission for Case Manager Certification Millions...

Critical Path Network: Discharge disposition initiative increases reimbursement.
March 1, 2008... Critical Path Network Discharge disposition initiative increases reimbursement LPN reviews discharges under transfer rule By reviewing the discharge dispositions of patients whose hospital stay was covered by the Medicare...

Critical Path Network: Web site links to valued post-discharge resources.(Website overview)
March 1, 2008... Critical Path Network Web site links to valued post-discharge resources On-line information replaces piles of documents Instead of handing patients piles of papers during the discharge planning process, case managers and social...

Critical Path Network: Department takes control of managed care denials.
March 1, 2008... Critical Path Network Department takes control of managed care denials 'Buy-in of those above' required Three years ago, the management team at Orlando Regional Healthcare System took a hard look at managed care denials, recalls...

Collaborate with pharmacist to manage complex cases.
March 1, 2008... Collaborate with pharmacist to manage complex cases Seek help for patients on multiple medications When a patient is admitted to the hospital with a chronic condition such as pain, one of the key elements of assessment is to determine...

The Quality - Cost Connection: Decrease readmissions with 'whole-family' approach.
March 1, 2008... Decrease readmissions with 'whole-family' approach Consider needs of 'carers' By Patrice Spath Consultant, Health Care Quality Brown-Spath & Associates Forest Grove, OR Unnecessary hospital readmissions can be avoided...

Ambulatory Care Quarterly: Pregnant patient at risk for unnecessary appendectomy.
March 1, 2008... Pregnant patient at risk for unnecessary appendectomy Pregnant women who come to the ED with abdominal pain often are misdiagnosed and undergo unnecessary appendectomies, says a new study.1 Researchers looked at 94,789 women who...

CNE objectives/questions.(continuing nursing education)(Brief article)
March 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; ...