Hospital Case Management 1999 Index
December 1, 1999
Hospital Case Management 1999 Index
Alternative therapy
Check patients' herb use before OKing surgery, OCT:179
Popular botanicals may cause interactions, OCT:180
Ambulatory Care Quarterly
Cardiac rehab adds value to your rehab continuum, JUN:110
Cardiac rehab focuses on prevention, home exercise, JUN:109
Create cost analysis to see if your staffing is adequate, MAR:55
Creative staffing ensures continuity of patient care, MAR:57
Electronic medical record can save millions, DEC:211
Extended therapy hours maximize patient gains, JUN:110
Get a handle on four major cost drivers, MAR:56
Industry group calls for better outcomes measures, JUN:111
New rules may slash pay for outpatient services, SEP:161
Simple talk gets message across to CHF patients, MAR:58
Telerehabilitation may be in future of rehab care, DEC:213
Translating numbers into useful information, JUN:112
Wound care program boosts revenue, patient care, SEP:162
Asthma care
Benchmark for success: A good data source is a case manager's best friend, NOV:185
Hospital costs reported higher for older asthma patients, OCT:184
Small hospitals benefit from program investments, MAR:45
Cardiac care
CABG path cuts recovery LOS to one post-op day, JUL:127
Cardiac rehab adds value to your rehab continuum, JUN:110
Cardiac rehab focuses on prevention, home exercise, JUN:109
Ischemic stroke pathway relies on ED order sheets, APR:67
Chronic diseases
70% of octogenarians suffer dual chronic illness, JAN:19
Community-based model cuts use, boosts savings MAR:44
Hepatitis C study launched, NOV:199
Hospital costs reported higher for older asthma patients, OCT:184
How to develop effective pain management policies, SEP:166
Is your discharge planning process really effective? JUL:121
More elderly die in the hospital than in the home, MAY:96
What you can do to optimize your hospital's reimbursement, JUN:97
Continuum of care
Cardiac rehab adds value to your rehab continuum, JUN:110
Coordinate education across continuum, FEB:40
Demonstrate effectiveness of your CM program, JUN:100
Give outcomes managers responsibility for continuum-of-care issues, APR:61
Credentialing/certification
New association formed for hospital case managers, SEP:156
New Hampshire CMs denied RN license renewal, OCT:173
Who's doing CM in hospitals, AUG:144
Staff development on a budget: What you can do, JUL:120
Critical Path Network/guidelines
Automated pathways to require more CM oversight, MAY:85
CABG path cuts recovery LOS to one post-op day, JUL:127
Chest pain rule-out MI clinical pathway, DEC:207
Clinical Pathway Development Time Line, MAY:92
Continuum improves CHF patient education, FEB:29
Critical pathway is a combination of ideas, MAR:54
Developing an acute cardiac evaluation unit for MI patients, SEP:157
Diabetes pathway slashes length of stay by 26%, JAN:8
DVT/PE path: Specific, detailed, and effective, NOV:191
Fast-tracking clinical pathway redesign, part II, JAN:9
Flexible rehab path wins wide physician support, MAR:48
Hospital cuts length of stay for vent patients by 34%, SEP:152
Improving care for patients having abdominal hysterectomy, AUG:139
Improving renal transplant pain management, JUN:105
Ischemic stroke pathway relies on ED order sheets, APR:67
JCAHO's proposed rules on clinical practice guidelines, FEB:35
Pathways bring dramatic clinical results, APR:77
Pathway for same-day surgery, APR:69
Pilot acute ischemic stroke program saves $9,756 per case, MAY:87
Psychiatric hospital's discharge planning streamlined, JUL:123
Push past pathway limits to cut resource use, MAY:84
Renal transplantation path saves $34K per patient, JAN:5
Total hip replacement pathway aims at four-day LOS, OCT:175
Total knee arthroplasty clinical pathway, MAR:49
Diabetes
70% of octogenarians suffer dual chronic illness, JAN:19
Build a bigger hat rack: Case managers' duties expand to outpatient care, MAR:41
Community-based model cuts use, boosts savings MAR:44
Diabetes pathway slashes length of stay by 26%, JAN:8
Give patients skills for responsible self-care, APR:74
Take common comorbidity into account to save money, JUN:103
Discharge planning
Elderly readmissions drop with special discharge planning, OCT:182
HFMA updates training kit on three-day window rule, SEP:168
Increase coordination, effectiveness of CM, APR:64
Is your discharge planning process really effective? JUL:121
Outpatient woes are driving up hospital costs, length of stay, JUL:117
Study says discharge instructions are poor, JAN:13
Disease management
Diabetes pathway slashes length of stay by 26%, JAN:8
'Grim' prognosis for elderly hospitalized with CHF, JUN:114
Ischemic stroke pathway relies on ED order sheets, APR:67
Take common comorbidity into account to save money, JUN:103
Information management
Here is what you can do to protect patient privacy, AUG:136
JCAHO's proposed rules on clinical practice guidelines, FEB:35
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
How to develop effective pain management policies, SEP:166
JCAHO's proposed rules on clinical practice guidelines, FEB:35
Joint Commission scales back ORYX requirements, JUN:116
Legal issues/regulations
FDA publishes list of Y2K high-risk medical equipment, AUG:144
HFMA updates training kit on three-day window rule, SEP:168
JCAHO's proposed rules on clinical practice guidelines, FEB:35
Medicare
Build a bigger hat rack: Case managers' duties expand to outpatient care, MAR:41
Case managers reorganize to challenge claims denials, AUG:133
Community-based model cuts use, boosts savings MAR:44
Create cost analysis to see if your staffing is adequate, MAR:55
Demonstrate effectiveness of your CM program, JUN:100
Fraud investigations cut Medicare overbilling rate, JUN:99
'Grim' prognosis for elderly hospitalized with CHF, JUN:114
HFMA updates training kit on three-day window rule, SEP:168
Inflating LOS for transfer rule DRGs could lead to federal fraud charges, SEP:149
M&R claims 53% of Medicare days are avoidable, MAR:60
New rules may slash pay for outpatient services, SEP:161
OIG uncovers upcoding for stroke patients, SEP:151
Outpatient woes are driving up hospital costs, length of stay, JUL:117
Small hospitals benefit from program investments, MAR:45
Study finds seniors unhappy with choices, MAR:60
Patient Education/Satisfaction
Educational handouts for my patients? No way!, APR:73
Give patients skills for responsible self-care, APR:74
How to document patient education effectively, MAY:94
It's on paper, but do they understand it? APR:75
Salary survey
Information will be your key to opportunity, NOV:Insert
Spath, Patrice
Automated pathways to require more CM oversight, MAY:85
Here is what you can do to protect patient privacy, AUG:136
How case managers can help reduce medical errors, JUN:101
Push past pathway limits to cut resource use, MAY:84
Small hospitals benefit from program investments, MAR:45
Written process ensures proper materials review, JAN:15
Staff/administration
CMs, social workers thrive under triad model, JAN:3
Create cost analysis to see if your staffing is adequate, MAR:55
Creative staffing ensures continuity of patient care, MAR:57
Give outcomes managers responsibility for continuum-of-care issues, APR:61
How St. Vincent Mercy handled its turf problems, OCT:172
Increase coordination, effectiveness of CM, APR:64
New Hampshire CMs denied RN license renewal, OCT:173
Nurses vs. case managers? Deal with that turf battle before it becomes a war, OCT:169
Staff development on a budget: What you can do, JUL:120
Utilization review/management
Case managers reorganize to challenge claims denials, AUG:133
Increase coordination, effectiveness of CM, APR:64