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The Pennsylvania Department of Health has decided to allow ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) to resume some laparoscopic surgery as long as they seek state approval.
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When you submit quality reports to hospital administrators, do you gloss over cost and financial issues or address them head-on? This could be a powerful tool to obtain additional resources for data analysis activities or corrective actions, says Judy Homa-Lowry, RN, MS, CPHQ, president of Homa-Lowry Healthcare Consulting based in Metamora, MI.
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As a part of their overall patient safety program, many health care organizations require that managers submit corrective action reports for every significant incident in their department.
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Have you ever included a patients personal information in statistical studies on specific diagnoses for JCAHO core measures and shared this with staff via e-mail? Do you ever e-mail colleagues about a patients outcome if that patient was seen at another institution?
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Its the moment of truth: After months of preparation, inservices, and mock patient tracers, you finally get the phone call: Surveyors from the Joint Commission have arrived at your hospital.
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What were you told about this patient by the previous caregiver during reports? What are you doing for this patient? What are you going to tell the next caregiver about this patient?
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If your case management department isnt replacing paper records with electronic technology, its likely to become more difficult to find the information you need to cut down on avoidable days and denials, track outcomes information, and demonstrate the value of case management to your hospitals administration team.
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When you choose an information system for your case management department, make sure it will meet your future needs, as well as your current needs, advises Vicky Mahn-DiNicola,RN, MS, CPHQ, vice president for clinical design support services at ACS Healthcare Solutions, Midas+ with headquarters in Tucson, AZ.
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A program that places nurse case managers in all admissions areas of the hospital has helped Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, LA, cut down on inappropriate admissions and transfers and improve patient flow.
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A team approach to hospice care helps members of the interdisciplinary team provide support for patients and each other at HealthEast Hospice Care, based at St. Josephs Hospital in St. Paul, MN. The hospital is part of the HealthEast Care System, also in St. Paul.
