-
A study published in the March 1 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine1 found that interventions for chronic conditions in the Health Disparities Collaboratives led to improvements in processes of care, but the authors could not document improvement in clinical outcomes.
-
A case in which a Lafayette, LA, case manager was arrested and charged with obstruction of justice should serve as a reminder to case managers that they must be familiar with the Health Insurance Portability and Accessibility Act (HIPAA) as well as their local and state patient privacy laws, says Elizabeth Hogue, Esq., a Burtonsville, MD, attorney in private practice specializing in health care issues.
-
A series of initiatives that includes on-site screeners for rehabilitation and long-term care, as well as a lounge for patients being discharged has helped Bay Regional Medical Center in Bay City, MI, move patients safely through the continuum of care in a timely manner.
-
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed sweeping changes to the hospital inpatient prospective payment system for fiscal year 2008, which begins Oct. 1, 2007.
-
Patients and their families play an important role in reducing adverse events. A growing number of news reports and federal and local initiatives are calling for more consumer involvement in the prevention of medical errors.
-
A "discharge by appointment" initiative at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Towson, MD, has had some success, but is being challenged by physician delays and families who aren't arriving on time.
-
A proactive approach to documentation improvement has paid off for Northwest Hospital and Medical Center in Seattle.
-
In a little more than a year, if a patient develops an additional condition or infection after admission, your hospital may not get paid for treating the condition.
-
A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) project that began with the Center on Aging identifying a need to communicate better with elderly patients has become an ambitious Internet initiative encompassing the entire campus.
-
The clinical expertise of case management is increasingly being used in the access process; and in the next five years, many of the functions of the two disciplines will be consolidated, says Karen Zander, RN, MS, CMAC, FAAN, principal and co-owner at the Center for Case Management in South Natick, MA.