Hospital Case Management – June 1, 2003
June 1, 2003
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Assign cases based on acuity level of patients, not just on the number
If one case manager oversees the care of 20 patients in a day and another handles only 18 cases, the first case manager must be more productive, right? -
Time studies facilitate case assignment
A time study is one way to measure productivity at the same time you reduce the disparity in assignments between your case managers. -
List case management-related tasks before time studies
A hospital case management model may include utilization management, discharge planning, quality improvement, risk management, or clinical care management, all under one umbrella. -
Electronic system places patients in post-acute care
Discharge planning for patients who need long-term care often is a challenge for hospital case managers, particularly if the patient is from another region. -
Electronic system takes time and patience
Switching to an electronic discharge system was a culture shift, not only for Charleston-based Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) staff but for local providers as well. -
CM services may become more important than ever
As the Commission on Certification of Case Managers (CCMC) celebrates its 10th anniversary, leaders in the case management field say the demand for case management will continue to grow as the health care system becomes more chaotic and complicated than ever. -
Ambulatory Care Quarterly: Speed up orders for inpatients held in ED
What is your No. 1 obstacle to reducing delays and improving patient flow? For many emergency department (ED) managers, the culprit increasingly is inpatients being held in the ED for hours or even days. -
Ambulatory Care Quarterly: Use protocol to send inpatient holds upstairs
It was a typical scenario: The emergency department (ED) at Stonybrook (NY) University Medical Center was holding 15 or 20 admitted patients waiting for an inpatient bed to become available. -
Critical Path Network: Safety concerns should not end with discharge
The transition from hospital to home is a potentially vulnerable period, and the medical community should explore ways to reduce adverse events during this transition, say the authors of a new study in the Annals of Internal Medicine. -
Critical Path Network: Baptist Health Care’s performance standards
At Baptist Health Care Corp. in Pensacola, FL, the following question is posed to employees: If Im going to be successful in this culture, how do I need to act? -
Critical Path Network: Take a deep breath, now prepare for EDI deadline
Just as health care managers take a breath after rushing to make sure their hospitals are in compliance with the privacy standard, its time to kick into gear for the upcoming Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act (HIPAA) transaction code-set deadline, which is Oct. 16, 2003. -
Critical Path Network: More ED crowding seen at large, urban hospitals
Hospitals experiencing the most problems with emergency department (ED) crowding are located in large metropolitan areas with high population growth and a large percentage of uninsured people, according to a recent report by the federal governments General Accounting Office (GAO).