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Whether your organization is seeking to reduce process inefficiencies or eliminate the chance of unintended patient harm, action taking is a critical step in the improvement cycle. The cycle involves devising a new or improved process, implementing changes, monitoring the effects of changes, making further adjustments where necessary, and continuing to monitor.
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Daily bed alerts, emergency department (ED) case management, and an express admit unit for direct admits from physician offices are among the initiatives that help streamline operations at Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network in Allentown, PA.
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A discovery that came out of a congestive heart failure (CHF) project led to a Medication Mission that is improving quality of life and reducing readmission rates for patients at St. Joseph Health Center in Warren, OH.
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By identifying the most costly conditions for the health plan and for specific employer groups, Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oregon (BCBSO) has been able to tailor its medical management programs to fit individual organizations and bridge the gap between various components such as case management, disease management, and pharmacy management.
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Low back pain is the second most frequent reason for physician visits, the fifth most frequent reason for hospitalization, and the third most frequent reason for surgical procedures.
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When Trumbull, CT-based Oxford Health Plans set out to improve care for its sickest members with diabetes and congestive heart failure, it collaborated with primary care physicians and specialists to come up with a plan of care.
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Identifying the gaps in care and accountability and closing those gaps is the key to a successful disease management program, says Alan Muney, MD, MHA, executive vice president and chief medical officer for Oxford Health Plans in Trumbull, CT.
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By concentrating its disease management efforts on members who are likely to benefit most, an Indianapolis-based HMO hopes to keep its members healthier and reduce costs to employer groups at the same time.
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New clinical practice guidelines for the prevention, detection, and treatment of high blood pressure have been released by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) in Bethesda, MD.
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The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has changed how it scores organizations on its National Patient Safety Goal to eliminate wrong-site, wrong-patient, wrong-procedure surgery.
