Hospital Case Management – January 1, 2018
January 1, 2018
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Get Ready for the Next Wave of Patients: Aging Baby Boomers
The baby boomer population is growing older and the healthcare system must adjust to accommodate their needs and reactions, which are different from those of younger patients.
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Regular Interventions May Not Work With Senior Citizens
Remember that elderly patients have accomplished a lot. They’ve worked their entire lives, raised families, and made contributions to society. Case managers should show them the respect they deserve, experts say.
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A Few Extra Minutes With Seniors May Help Avoid a Readmission
Preparing older patients to manage when they are discharged to home is a process that takes time and patience.
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Emergency Department Is Tailor-made to Meet the Needs of Older Patients
At St. Mary Mercy Hospital in Livonia, MI, patients 65 or older are treated in an ED staffed by clinicians with geriatric training, and equipped with non-skid floors, pressure-reducing mattresses, and tools to help with impaired hearing and low vision.
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Following Seniors After Discharge Slashes Readmission Rates
Readmission rates dropped from 19.9% to 13.5% when Baylor Scott & White Health in Dallas launched a program to follow up with elderly patients hospitalized with pneumonia, heart failure, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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Program Helps Senior Citizens Live at Home and Stay Out of the Nursing Home
Geisinger Health System’s Living Independently for Elders (LIFE) program provides medical care, therapy, adult day activities, and home visits for elderly patients who meet the medical criteria for a nursing home admission.
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ACOs Yield Quality Lessons for Hospitals, May Expand
Medicare accountable care organizations have yielded valuable lessons about value-based care and positioned some hospitals to be competitive in the future, with the most recent results showing participants improving quality and reaping financial rewards.
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Compliance Measures for the Case Manager’s Daily Practice — Part 1
Like many things in healthcare, times have changed for conditions of participation and other standards of compliance established over the last several years. These include elements such as the Two-Midnight Rule under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System and the Important Message from Medicare. CMS, The Joint Commission, and other certifying bodies have begun to audit and evaluate case management compliance in hospitals.