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When Stamford (CT) Hospital began its pneumococcal vaccination screening, only about 16% of patients were being screened. In less than a year, the rate had risen to 76%, outpacing statistics from other hospitals in Connecticut.
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Your hospital could lose its Medicare or Medicaid certification if you dont take care to ensure that patients who need home health services or a referral to skilled nursing facilities are given a choice of providers and not just steered to those in which your facility has an interest.
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When patients at Haywood Regional Medical Center in Clyde, NC, need post-discharge services, they can look for information about the providers they are considering in the hospitals Western North Carolina Provider Directory, a binder compiled by the case management staff and filled with information on home health services, skilled nursing facilities, and durable medical equipment providers.
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Todays discharge planners face the challenge of finding post-acute services for patients who, thanks to improvement treatments and technology, survive more catastrophic illnesses and injuries than ever before. However, many of these patients are medically stable and need to go to a lower level of care. Finding a facility that will take clinically complex patients often is difficult for hospital discharge planners.
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Hospital-based case managers are facing mounting challenges today, from the aging of the population and the rise in chronic health conditions to the escalating cost of health care services and advancements in medical technologies. They are especially pressured to ensure that clients have access to cost-effective, appropriate, timely, safe, and efficient health care services.
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When patients leave St. Vincents Medical Center in Jacksonville, FL, with referrals for post-discharge services, they take home a copy of the hospitals self-determination referral form, with information details about which providers they chose on the front and the list from which they made their choices on the back.
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Care costs, demand increased in 2003; AHRQ tool offers help to assess hospital safety; CMS releases paper on HIPAA security rule
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A scoring system for assessing which patients are most ready to be discharged from the hospital can be an important emergency preparedness tool, suggests Pat Orchard, CCM, CHE, director of health services for Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, based in Mount Laurel.
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Before clinical staff at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle provide care to a patient from another culture, they consult the hospitals Culture Clues, one-page laminated sheets with key points about a particular culture and how its members generally perceive health care.
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To comply with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations new National Patient Safety Goal to reduce the risk of patient harm resulting from falls, you must assess and periodically reassess each patients risk of falling including the potential risk associated with the patients medication regimen and take action to address any identified risks.
