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Todays case managers need to understand outcomes and track them in order to prove that their interventions have value, says Mary Jane McKendry, RN, CCM, MBA, director of education, training and consulting for McKesson and is president-elect of the Case Management Society of New England in Hampstead, NH.
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Before you start your outcomes measuring program, you need to decide what youre going to track and how youre going to document your savings.
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Case manager interventions can benefit patients who are dealing with chronic conditions, a member of an advisory board working to improve health care says.
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A new nationwide review of more than 13,000 premature and other medically complex newborns reveals a dramatic variation of care in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), with treatment often deviating from medical literature and leading to less than optimal outcomes for newborns and their families.
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A multicenter study of 97 patients found that 72% of those who reported premonitory (before the attack) symptoms (i.e., fatigue, difficulty concentrating, and a stiff neck) experienced a migraine headache within 72 hours at least half the time. This ability to predict migraines could one day lead to the development of preemptory treatment.
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It would be nice if all quality issues could be solved at once, but the truth is that improvement is an evolutionary process. Since you simply cant fix everything at the same time, this places a premium on the ability to set priorities, quality experts say.
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By incorporating a system of reminders, standing orders, and checklists into routine care, hospitals in Michigan significantly improved the percentage of patients receiving certain proven treatments and lifestyle counseling for heart attack patients.
