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How can you make sure that your nurses make a difference to the outcomes of your patients? According to a study in the January issue of Medical Care1, all it takes is a good patient/nurse ratio and good leadership.
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Faced with a growing population with diabetes and soaring costs for managing the disease, payers and providers are focusing on preventing and managing the disease that costs the American economy an estimated $245 billion a year a 41% increase over the $174 billion estimated cost in 2007, according to a report by the American Diabetes Association.
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Since Optima Health began its Mission Health wellness and disease management program five years ago at a large employer group, 84% of the 450 participants with diabetes have taken their medication as ordered, compared with just 55% when the program began.
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To address declining volumes and suboptimal patient satisfaction in the ED, administrators at North Adams Regional Hospital used lean techniques to eliminate waste and streamline the triage process.
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ED Coding Update: This quarterly column is written by Caral Edelberg, CPC, CPMA, CAC, CCS-P, CHC,President of Edelberg Compliance Associates,Baton Rouge, LA.
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The University of Michigan Health System is developing clinical programming and deploying specially trained care managers as part of an initiative aimed at eliminating unnecessary hospital admissions.
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Faculty at Indiana University School of Medicine are set to launch a community paramedicine program aimed at preventing repeat hospital and ED visits for acute exacerbations of asthma in children.
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There arent enough healthy choices
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Count everyone in hospital for one day
