Hospital Case Management – February 1, 2014
February 1, 2014
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Making pharmacists part of the multidisciplinary team
Having pharmacists on the multidisciplinary team can help ensure that patients progress well in the hospital and that they follow their medication plan at home and avoid emergency department visits or readmissions. -
Pharmacists see patients through discharge
At The Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, pharmacists are part of a multidisciplinary team and see many patients in person starting on Day 1. -
Hospital brings discharge meds to the bedside
The pharmacy at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY, fills about 75% of the prescriptions that patients are given at discharge. -
Condition Code 44 or Condition Code W2?
When hospitals determine after discharge that a patient did not meet inpatient criteria, they can file a provider liable claim using Condition Code W2 and be reimbursed for all services as if the patient were an outpatient, according to Deborah Hale, CCS, CCDS. -
Free heart failure clinic aims to cut readmissions
Mountain State Health Alliance opened a free heart failure clinic after determining that patients' inability to get a timely follow-up appointment and financial issues were the cause of many readmissions. -
The value of CM is being recognized — but where is the pay?
Case managers are working long hours and most get only cost-of-living raises.