Hospital Case Management 2000 Index
Alternative therapy
Teach patients to imagine better health; it happens, APR:59
Ambulatory Care Quarterly
Day rehab fills gap between inpatient, outpatient care, JUN:91
Here are steps for starting a day treatment center, JUN:92
Hospitals offer rehab within wellness centers, DEC:187
Patients can help with documentation, DEC:188
Prevention program cut patient falls by 10%, MAR:38
Protocol addresses nausea and vomiting, SEP:139
What’s a typical day in a day treatment center? JUN:93
Cardiac care
Milliman & Robertson guidelines under fire again, JUL:102
Chronic diseases
Chronic illness subject of successful program, OCT:148
Combine strategies to target chronic pain, AUG:125
Transition to continuum of care ends in success, SEP:133
Continuum of care
Case managers put a new face on subacute care, OCT:145
Community CM program cuts admissions, JUL:107
Day rehab fills gap between inpatient, outpatient care, JUN:91
Discharge kits boost patient satisfaction 65%, JUL:111
Expect community care focus in case management’s future, DEC:177
Kids learn to do the right thing,’ APR:61
Here are steps for starting a day treatment center, JUN:92
Postacute care gap sparks DP feedback, JUL:109
Report confirms nursing homes cherry-pick patients, JUL:100
Teach patients to imagine better health; it happens, APR:59
Translation to continuum of care ends in success, SEP:133
What’s a typical day in a day treatment center? JUN:93
Credentialing/certification
Industry growth propels launch of new association, DEC:190
Is nursing a profession or merely a role? MAY:69
New Hampshire denials: What really happened? MAY:67
States put case managers’ clinical qualifications on trial, MAY:65
URAC adopts CM accreditation standards, MAY:79
Critical Path Network/guidelines
Bowel resection pathway saves $2,500 per case, cuts LOS, JUL:103
Care planning algorithm for lower-extremity amputation, APR:55
Center for Case Management CareMap® Tool for deconditioned frail elders, JUN:87
Diabetic ketoacidosis path to automate standing orders, FEB:23
Efficiency of acute ischemic stroke care pays off, SEP:135
How to manage clinical path variance data, MAY:77
Parent to Parent Program paths minimize OB complications, JAN:7
Pneumonia pathway reduces LOS and saves money, OCT:151
Practice guideline tackles fall risk, MAR:39
Program overcomes barriers to staying healthy, AUG:119
Revising outcome measures for an established pathway, DEC:183
Diabetes
Case-managed diabetic patients show improvement, JAN:6
Case managers can make a difference in diabetes continuum of care, JAN:1
Diabetes education helped by regulatory agencies, JAN:12
Diabetic ketoacidosis path to automate standing orders, FEB:23
Hospitals: Diabetics must have skills before discharge, JAN:11
New survey measures diabetes satisfaction, FEB:21
On the horizon for your diabetic patients, FEB:22
Pilot study proves CM’s effectiveness, FEB:17
Physician/CM team boosts diabetes documentation, FEB:19
Study shows management boosts diabetes outcomes, JAN:5
Discharge planning
Community CM program cuts admissions, JUL:107
Compliance issues create extra work for hospital discharge planners, SEP:129
Discharge kits boost patient satisfaction 65%, JUL:111
Discharge planners can go on-line to place patients, OCT:159
Discharge planners work to control growing lists, SEP:131
Do patients suffer if social work role is diluted? OCT:155
Forms guide individualized discharge instruction, AUG:126
From worst to first: A physician success story, JUN:83
Overcoming an adverse teaching environment, APR:62
Postacute care gap sparks DP feedback, JUL:109
Report confirms nursing homes cherry-pick patients, JUL:100
Take off the blinders, social workers advised, OCT:157
Transfer provision costing millions, study confirms, AUG:113
Disease management
Combine strategies to target chronic pain, AUG:125
Overcoming an adverse teaching environment, APR:62
Information management
Don’t waste dollars on useless automation, MAY:70
How to avoid surprises with new software, MAY:75
How to manage clinical path variance data, MAY:77
Next Generation Internet’ is on the horizon, JUN:94
Selected companies offering case management software, MAY:76
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Does Joint Commission OK patient tracking boards? SEP:140
JCAHO will use HCFA restraint rule, OCT:158
Patient/staff partnerships improve pain management, AUG:123
Legal issues/regulations
New Hampshire denials: What really happened? MAY:67
States put case managers’ clinical qualifications on trial, MAY:65
University study identifies problems with IOM report, OCT:Supplement
Managed care
Are you case-managing your hospital out of business? MAR:33
As managed care evolves, CM adapts to changes, MAR:36
Managed care or not, staff work harder, faster, MAR:35
You need relationship to deal effectively with managed care managers, APR:49
Medicare
Community CM program cuts admissions, JUL:107
Discharge planners work to control growing lists, SEP:131
Postacute care gap sparks DP feedback, JUL:109
Report asks HCFA to review Medicare policy, JUN:94
Report confirms nursing homes cherry-pick patients, JUL:100
Transfer provision costing millions, study confirms, AUG:113
Will case managers survive in integrated systems? APR:51
You need relationship to deal effectively with managed care managers, APR:49
Patient education
Clip these tips to reduce falls and eliminate fear, MAR:45
Help patients recover from the fear of falling, MAR:44
Teach patients to imagine better health; it happens, APR:59
Patient Education Quarterly
Hospitals: Diabetics must have skills before discharge JAN:11
Patient/staff partnerships improve management, AUG:123
Teach patients to imagine better health; it happens, APR:59
Patient Safety Alert
Billing for drugs could become safety issue, OCT:Supplement
Debate continues: Is pharmacist shortage creating risks? OCT:Supplement
University study identifies problems with IOM report, OCT:Supplement
Salary, reader surveys
Reader survey: CMs remain dedicated to field, AUG:116
Salary survey: How does your salary stack up against your peers? DEC: 1
Spath, Patrice
Evaluate the contribution of social services, DEC:182
How to measure the value of case management, FEB:29
How to manage clinical path variance data, MAY:77
Find out what’s causing unplanned admissions, AUG:117
Outpatient surgery unplanned admission data collection form, AUG:127
Social work services satisfaction survey, DEC:189
Staff/administration
Are you case-managing your hospital out of business?
MAR:33
Case managers put a new face on subacute care, OCT:145
CMSA reaches out to hospital case managers, JUN:84
Contracting case managers benefits NY facility, SEP:143
How to measure the value of case management, FEB:29
Indicator instrument panels: A key to survival? JUN:85
Is nursing a profession or merely a role? MAY:69
Job responsibilities should determine case managers’ caseload, JUL:97
M&R Guidelines update for hospital case managers, SEP:141
Milliman & Robertson guidelines under fire again, JUL:102
New Hampshire denials: What really happened? MAY:67
Nursing shortage takes toll on CM departments, DEC:180
Patient/staff partnerships improve pain management, AUG:123
Reader survey: CMs remain dedicated to field, AUG:116
States put case managers’ clinical qualifications on trial, MAY:65
Take off the blinders, social workers advised, OCT:157
Will case managers survive in integrated systems? APR:51
You need relationship to deal effectively with managed care managers, APR:49
Utilization review/management
Case managers put a new face on subacute care, OCT:145
CMSA reaches out to hospital case managers, JUN:84
Contracting case managers benefits NY facility, SEP:143
Don’t rush to use surgical fast-tracking, APR:54
Following the path to improved outcomes, OCT:149
From worst to first: A physician success story, JUN:83
How to contain costs when lengths of stay are low, JUN:81
Job responsibilities should determine case managers’ caseload, JUL:97
Milliman & Robertson guidelines under fire again, JUL:102
More periop oxygen halves surgical wound infection rate, MAY:80
Surgical fast-tracking: When is it beneficial? APR:53
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