Hospital Case Management – September 1, 2006
September 1, 2006
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Take the lead in helping to remedy ED crowding, diversion, boarding
Hospital case managers are in a unique position to help their hospitals find solutions to the ever-increasing problem of overcrowded emergency departments (EDs) ... -
Initiative aids discharge planning, throughput
Before Mease (FL) Dunedin Hospital began a Six Sigma project to improve patient discharge, only 45% of patients whose discharge orders were issued by noon were being discharged by 1 p.m. -
Dedicated CM-SW team care for trauma patients
When traumatically injured patients are admitted to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, the only Level 1 Trauma Center in New Hampshire, their care is coordinated from arrival in the emergency department (ED) through discharge. -
Critical Path Network: Specialists track core measures, documentation, DRGs
Kettering Medical Center has found a solution to the challenges case managers face when they have to manage the daily care of patients, plan for discharge, work with insurance companies, and ensure that the hospital is meeting its targets for quality initiatives. -
Critical Path Network: Create an environment where CMs can thrive
If you want to recruit qualified case managers and retain the ones you have, you have to create the kind of environment in which caring nurses want to work. -
Critical Path Network: Week is an opportunity to recognize your staff
National Case Management Week, Oct. 8-14, 2006, is a great opportunity to make sure that the case managers on your staff feel appreciated and that their contributions are recognized by the entire hospital. -
Guest Column: Where does the time go?
Coordinating care for complex patients is knowledge work that often requires deep concentration. And deep concentration requires periods of uninterrupted time. -
Ambulatory Care Quarterly: Joint Commission's 2007 National Patient Safety Goals will revamp emergency department nursing practice
Do you identify patients at risk for suicide? Do you give patients a list of their medications? And do you encourage patients to report safety risks?