Hospital Case Management articles from May 2008

Hospital Case Management archives from May 2008

Creativity is the key to managing the care of patients without insurance.
May 1, 2008... Creativity is the key to managing the care of patients without insurance Linking patients with primary care keeps them out of the hospital As health insurance costs escalate and employers reduce coverage for employees, raise...

Health care resources for the uninsured and indigent.
May 1, 2008... Health care resources for the uninsured and indigent *Federally qualified community health centers: These centers are funded through federal grants to provide primary and preventive health care in medically underserved areas and must...

Keeping chronically ill patients out of the ED.
May 1, 2008... Keeping chronically ill patients out of the ED Case manager links patients to primary care When chronically ill patients who have no insurance coverage and no medical home come into the emergency department at Harbor-view Medical...

Expedited discharge fund helps uninsured patients.
May 1, 2008... Expedited discharge fund helps uninsured patients Plan frees up beds for patients who can pay When patients are medically ready to leave the acute care hospital and have no coverage for post-acute care, it's a "no-brainer" for the...

Critical Path Network: Tom's story: Challenges that ED frequent fliers present.(Personal account)
May 1, 2008... Critical Path Network Tom's story: Challenges that ED frequent fliers present Hospital CMs collaborate with community agencies A middle-aged male patient - let's call him "Tom" - showed up in the emergency department at...

Critical Path Network: Technology increases patient throughput.
May 1, 2008... Critical Path Network Technology increases patient throughput System provides information in real-time Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center reduced the number of patients waiting more than four hours in the emergency department by...

Discharge Planning Advisor: Caring for behavioral health patients in the ED.
May 1, 2008... Discharge Planning Advisor Caring for behavioral health patients in the ED Hospital to 'create windows' for frontline providers Behavioral health patients are put at risk if the players coming to the table are not coordinating...

Discharge Planning Advisor: 'One-stop connection' gets technology boost.
May 1, 2008... Discharge Planning Advisor 'One-stop connection' gets technology boost Call center coordinates psychiatric services Amajor software upgrade has dramatically increased the ability of a New Jersey health system's behavioral health...

New must-have resource for discharge planning.
May 1, 2008... New must-have resource for discharge planning Due to the increased demand for more in-depth information, there is a new resource for all your discharge planning needs. Discharge Planning Advisor, a 12-page newsletter, is published every...

CNE objectives/questions.
May 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; ...