Hospital Case Management articles from September 2006

Hospital Case Management archives from September 2006

Take the lead in helping to remedy ED crowding, diversion, boarding.
September 1, 2006... Take the lead in helping to remedy ED crowding, diversion, boarding Efficient patient throughput is the key Hospital case managers are in a unique position to help their hospitals find solutions to the ever-increasing problem of...

Initiative aids discharge planning, throughput.
September 1, 2006... Initiative aids discharge planning, throughput Families alerted to discharge day early in the stay Before Mease (FL) Dunedin Hospital began a Six Sigma project to improve patient discharge, only 45% of patients whose discharge orders...

Dedicated CM-SW team care for trauma patients.
September 1, 2006... Dedicated CM-SW team care for trauma patients Coordination begins at ED, ends discharge When traumatically injured patients are admitted to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, the only Level 1 Trauma Center in New Hampshire, their care...

Critical Path Network: Specialists track core measures, documentation, DRGs.
September 1, 2006... Critical Path Network Specialists track core measures, documentation, DRGs RNs work on team with case managers, social workers Kettering Medical Center has found a solution to the challenges case managers face when they have to...

Critical Path Network: Create an environment where CMs can thrive.
September 1, 2006... Critical Path Network Create an environment where CMs can thrive Increased caseloads, high stress can cause burnout If you want to recruit qualified case managers and retain the ones you have, you have to create the kind of...

Critical Path Network: Week is an opportunity to recognize your staff.
September 1, 2006... Critical Path Network Week is an opportunity to recognize your staff National Case Management Week, Oct. 8-14, 2006, is a great opportunity to make sure that the case managers on your staff feel appreciated and that their contributions...

Guest Column: Where does the time go?
September 1, 2006... Where does the time go? How CMs can successfully manage their time By Patrice Spath, RHIT, Brown-Spath & Associates, Forest Grove, OR Case managers have a lot going on every day. Phones are ringing, pagers buzzing, people you need...

Ambulatory Care Quarterly: Joint Commission's 2007 National Patient Safety Goals will revamp emergency department nursing practice.
September 1, 2006... Joint Commission's 2007 National Patient Safety Goals will revamp emergency department nursing practice New goals require you to involve patients in their care, give medication list on discharge. Do you identify patients at risk for...

CE Objectives/Questions.(exams of hospital case management)(Brief article)
September 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; ...