Hospital Case Management articles from November 2006

Hospital Case Management archives from November 2006

Help your hospital meet the new medication reconciliation requirements.
November 1, 2006... Help your hospital meet the new medication reconciliation requirements JCAHO requires complete medication lists at admission, transfer, discharge Case managers should be part of the team that ensures hospitals meet the Joint...

Multidisciplinary team leads reconciliation efforts.
November 1, 2006... Multidisciplinary team leads reconciliation efforts Proactive approach addresses challenges At El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, CA, medication reconciliation is an essential part of the admissions process that needs to continue at...

Be a patient advocate to prevent medication errors.
November 1, 2006... Be a patient advocate to prevent medication errors Report calls for increased patient communication As a hospital case manager, you can have an important role in your hospital's efforts to prevent medication errors, which harm at least...

Proactive approach reduces denial rate to 5.8%.
November 1, 2006... Proactive approach reduces denial rate to 5.8% CMs work with medical director on potential cases The denial rate at Southern Ocean County Hospital dropped from the double digits to an average of 5.8% in less than 18 months, thanks to a...

Critical Path Network: Case managers take the lead in clinical quality indicators.
November 1, 2006... Critical Path Network Case managers take the lead in clinical quality indicators Hospital meets CHF, AMI, pneumonia indicators 96% of the time When NorthEast Medical Center in Concord, NC, began an initiative to improve compliance...

Critical Path Network: UMICH launches flu pandemic site.(University of Michigan)
November 1, 2006... Critical Path Network UMICH launches flu pandemic site Examining how communities in the United States coped with the 1918 flu pandemic could help today's public health planners in their preparations for the next flu pandemic, according...

Access Management Quarterly: Care starts on arrival with centralized admissions area at Elmhurst Memorial.
November 1, 2006... Access Management Quarterly Care starts on arrival with centralized admissions area at Elmhurst Memorial Assessment, initial testing done before patient goes to nursing unit A centralized admissions area (CAA) at Elmhurst (IL)...

Access Management Quarterly: CMS announces preventive care demonstration project.(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Access Management Quarterly CMS announces preventive care demonstration project The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a solicitation to implement a health promotion and disease prevention program through the...

2006 Salary Survey Results: Salaries are rising, but so are the hours case managers work.(Survey)
November 1, 2006... 2006 Salary Survey Results Salaries are rising, but so are the hours case managers work Nursing shortage, night and weekend work present challenges Salaries for case managers are increasing, but the vast majority of case managers...

CE objectives/questions.
November 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; ...