Hospital Case Management – July 1, 2007
July 1, 2007
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Start preparing for October when reimbursement rules change
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has not yet issued its final rule for fiscal year 2008, but it'sï -
Internship program fills slots with experienced CMs
Morton Plant Mease Health Care in Clearwater, FL, has found an effective way to fill case management vacancies with qualified candidates. -
Guest Column: Advocate for patients with catastrophic injury, illness
An accident has left John, 52, with a C-4 cervical-level fracture, and the prognosis is that he will remain a quadriplegic. Hospitalized in the intensive care unit, John has been assigned a catastrophic case manager, who has met with him and his wife, Mary. -
Critical Path Network: Collaboration key in new discharge notice rule
Beginning July 2, hospitals must begin a new process of notifying Medicare beneficiaries of their discharge appeal rights. -
Critical Path Network: 'Express discharge' alerts team to pending discharge
Faced with a shortage of hospital beds that extends throughout the state of Washington, St. Joseph's Medical Center in Tacoma has embarked on an "express discharge" initiative, which alerts the treatment team a day in advance when physicians anticipate the patient is almost ready for discharge. -
Discharge Planning Advisor: Homeless pose unique discharge challenge
In the wake of a first-of-its-kind settlement regarding the discharge of a homeless woman by a Kaiser Permanente hospital in Southern California, indications are that the disturbing issues it aims to address are far from unique. -
Discharge Planning Advisor: Sutter program addresses homeless housing, care
A two-pronged initiative under way at Sutter Medical Center in Sacramento, CA, aims to provide interim housing for homeless patients who need home support services or assistance with medications as well as reduce the use of the hospital emergency departments (EDs) for primary care among homeless patients. -
Discharge Planning Advisor: CCM staffing model has 'general guidelines'
With increasing demands on case managers' time and expertise, many professionals believe a reevaluation of staffing ratios is in order. The fact that staffing models vary significantly among hospitals complicates the issue. -
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