Hospital Case Management – August 1, 2004
August 1, 2004
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Case management for uninsured cuts length of stay, readmissions
Faced with a growing number of uninsured patients and rapidly escalating costs for treating them, Brackenridge Hospital in Austin, TX, created a case management program for the uninsured that has resulted in shorter lengths of stays (LOS), fewer readmissions, and less utilization of the emergency department (ED) by patients being managed. -
Communities must tackle care for the uninsured
Providing medical care for the uninsured should be a community initiative and not just the responsibility of hospitals that provide indigent care, asserts Donna Zazworsky, MS, RN, CCM, FAAN, director of community and outreach for St. Elizabeth of Hungary Clinic in Tucson, AZ. -
System links providers throughout the continuum
Communication between hospitals and the primary care providers in the community is essential in managing the care of the uninsured, asserts Diana Resnik, vice president of community care for Seton Healthcare Network in Austin, TX. -
Electronic patient records result in efficiencies
Since the implementation of a state-of-the-art electronic patient record system, case managers at Evanston Northwestern Healthcare have more time to visit with patients and their families, enabling them to better prepare the patient for going home. -
Critical Path Network: CM redesign: How one organization tackled the process
In September 1999, INTEGRIS Health asked 10 employees from their two Oklahoma City hospitals, INTEGRIS Southwest Medical Center (ISMC) and INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center (IBMC), to redesign certain elements of admitting, case management, medical records, and billing practices. -
Critical Path Network: Case Management Services Roles
The RN case manager will; The social worker will; As a team, the case manager and social worker will; Goals of the team are to. -
Access Management Quarterly: Self-pay focus overhauls financial counseling
Higher patient copays and increasing numbers of people who are working but not insured have made the management of self-pay accounts a more crucial issue than ever for most of the nations hospitals. -
Access Management Quarterly: Learn how to improve account management
Fourteen(14) tips on how to improve account management. -
Access Management Quarterly: Report card provides staff feedback at a glance
A new registration report card at Childrens Health Care of Atlanta provides access managers with key information on the performance of individual employees in a convenient, easy-to-read format.