Hospital Case Management articles from November 2004

Hospital Case Management archives from November 2004

Florida case managers deal with the effects of back-to-back hurricanes: discharge planners went into high gear.
November 1, 2004... After weathering three major hurricanes in just over 30 days, case managers in Florida hospitals have some advice for their counterparts in other parts of the country: Plan ahead and be flexible. Here is what some of them experienced: *...

Reorganization merges UM and social work: cross-trained staff provide case management.
November 1, 2004... Almost as soon as Homestead (FL) Hospital implemented an integrated model of case management, patient satisfaction scores went up and lengths of stay started to decline. "Almost immediately after we went live, we noticed an improvement in...

Algorithm guides ICP infection investigation: mining for sentinel events in compromised patients.(Critical Path Network[TM])
November 1, 2004... Infection control professionals in a group of cancer centers have developed an algorithm to help meet new patient safety goals by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. (See algorithm, p. 168.) The Joint...

Case managers are still fighting to prove their value: challenges, opportunities are in the future.
November 1, 2004... Salaries for case management are increasing, but the vast majority of case managers are working far more than the traditional 40-hour week, according to the results of the 2004 Hospital Case Management Salary Survey. The 2004 survey was...

Patient privacy at risk in hallways and cafeterias: researchers record regular breaches.
November 1, 2004... Health care providers routinely discuss confidential patient information in hospital hallways, cafeterias, and lobbies, two researchers have concluded. "The country has recently invested a tremendous amount of resources in the nation's...

Tool locates alternative sites during bioterrorism: initiative draws from integrated network process.
November 1, 2004... Early this summer, several factors brought renewed attention to the possibility of terrorist attacks and appropriate responses on the part of the health care profession. To help prepare for an effective response for such an event, the...

Physician-specific CM pays off for hospital: patients, physicians like continuity of care.
November 1, 2004... A physician-specific case management program provides continuity of care for patients and creates a close working relationship between case managers and physicians at Nazareth Hospital in Philadelphia. Nazareth Hospital is a 253-bed...

Team effort helps hospital exceed standards for CHF: careful examination of indicators is the key.
November 1, 2004... A team effort to improve care for congestive heart failure and heart attack patients has paid off for Saint Luke's Hospital and Mid American Heart Institute of Kansas City, MO. The health care organization has been recognized by VHA Inc., a...

Holistic wound care yields better healing rates: one nurse provides hands-on care, plus CM.
November 1, 2004... The wound care center at Presbyterian Hospital of Plano (TX) takes a holistic approach to patient care by assigning each patient to one nurse who provides hands-on care and case management. "We found that providing all aspects of patient...

CE questions.
November 1, 2004... 17. After Hurricane Charley, how many patients were evacuated from Southwest Florida hospitals? A. 300 B. 1,000 C. 550 D. none 18. Homestead Hospital's integrated care management program gives the same title and job...