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For a few days last fall, a hospitalist in Duluth, MN, came to work with a lingering cough that he thought was a stubborn case of bronchitis. In fact, he had an active case of tuberculosis and had inadvertently exposed patients and co-workers.
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Targeted enforcement of the most hazardous workplaces, including nursing homes, would increase in the proposed FY 2004 budget for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). OSHA also announced an enhanced enforcement policy for employers who expose their workers to serious safety and health hazards and who continue to defy worker safety and health regulations.
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Before Jackson Health System in Miami had case managers in the emergency department (ED), the average waiting time for patients who needed to be seen for follow-up was six months, and only about 22% of patients showed up for their appointments.
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The first year that Christopher Chevalier, BSN, pediatric emergency department (ED) case manager at Jackson Health System in Miami, began referring young asthma patients to the hospitals new asthma center, ED visits for asthma decreased by 22%.
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Following a comprehensive redesign of its case management department, the average lengths of stay (LOS) on some medical services at the University of Alabama in Birmingham (UAB) Medical Centers University Hospital have declined.
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When the privacy regulations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 went into effect on April 14, they probably didnt mandate changing anything that you as a hospital case manager have been doing for years, says Sara Kraus, JD, an attorney practicing in the health care department of Proskauer Rose LLP in New York City.
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Information technology (IT) has brought many changes to the job of the hospital case manager, but does that mean that IT always is beneficial?
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When Donna Madlener agreed to lead the revenue enhancement committee for the James Cancer Hospital, which is part of The Ohio State University Health System (OSUHS) in Columbus, she signed on for a unique experience that went to the heart of such issues as financial responsibility and internal customer service.
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An asthma pathway was implemented at Childrens Hospitals and Clinics in Minneapolis because this chronic disease is the No. 1 hospital admission.
