Hospital Case Management articles from October 2007

Hospital Case Management archives from October 2007

Documentation is more important than ever under MS-DRGs.(Medicare Severity-Diagnosis-Related Groups)
October 1, 2007... Documentation is more important than ever under MS-DRGs System captures severity level with CCs and major CCs Now that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) made the decision to replace the current DRG system with the...

'Present on admission' could have big effect.
October 1, 2007... 'Present on admission' could have big effect Eight conditions not reimbursed next year Beginning Oct. 1, as part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shift to value-based purchasing, hospitals will have to report the...

Delivering the Medicare Important Message.
October 1, 2007... Delivering the Medicare Important Message Education, documentation will help you comply If your hospital is having difficulty complying with the new Medicare rule for notifying patients of their right to appeal their discharge, you're...

Guest Column: When are patients deemed 'unsafe' for home care?(Column)
October 1, 2007... When are patients deemed 'unsafe' for home care? By Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. Burtonsville, MD Discharge planners/case managers are likely to encounter instances in which home care, hospice, and home medical equipment (HME)...

Critical Path Network: Poster alerts patients to their discharge responsibilities.
October 1, 2007... Critical Path Network Poster alerts patients to their discharge responsibilities Markers allow family members, nurses to write questions and answers Patients at Seton Medical Center are made aware of their proposed discharge date...

Critcal Path Network: Disease management plan helps unfunded patients.
October 1, 2007... Critical Path Network Disease management plan helps unfunded patients Hospital system manages care of chronically ill A disease management program implemented by nurse case managers helps chronically ill unfunded patients cared for...

Discharge Planning Advisor: Project targets diabetes in Latino community.
October 1, 2007... Project targets diabetes in Latino community 'Secondary gains' affect willingness to accept help The "yes-means-no" phenomenon was one of several challenges encountered by the team conducting a community case management pilot project...

Discharge Planning Advisor: Consultant: CM must move to DM model.(case management)(disease management)
October 1, 2007... Consultant: CM must move to DM model Gap between research, practices cited With studies showing that 10% of patients are using 90% of the nation's health care resources, traditional case management must move to a disease management...

Discharge Planning Advisor: RTI reviews Medicare chronic care programs.(RTI International)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... RTI reviews Medicare chronic care programs Eight Medicare chronic care improvement demonstrations cost more than they saved in their first six months, according to an early review of the programs by RTI International. The initiative is...

Patient Safety Alert supplement.
October 1, 2007... Click here for the October 2007 Patient Safety Alert supplement. SOURCE-Hospital Case Management

CNE objectives/questions.(continuing nursing education)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... 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; ...