Hospital Case Management
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Secondary Heart Failure Affects Readmissions
Heart failure that develops or worsens during a hospital stay can affect outcomes, costs, and readmissions, so hospitals are advised to identify patients at risk for secondary heart failure.
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Improved Patient Handoffs Require Comprehensive Approach
Hospitals are paying more attention to patient handoffs as a crucial element in quality and patient safety, with an evolution toward seeing them as not just a distinct task, but more as a comprehensive strategy.
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They're Back! CMS Audits Are Ratcheting Up
Hospitals have had a reprieve from record requests, denials, and appeals, but that’s about to change as CMS ramps up its auditing programs.
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For Better Patient Care, Communicate Early and Often
In today’s healthcare world, communicating with other clinicians in the hospital and in post-acute provider organizations is essential to ensure patients receive the care they need to stay out of the hospital and the ED.
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No Crystal Ball Needed to Know Where CMS May Focus
To get a good idea of what diagnoses CMS will add to the readmission reduction program or other value-based purchasing programs, look no further than the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program components.
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Under New Leadership, CMS Continues Emphasis on Quality
Despite all of the changes in Washington, DC, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services remains committed to providing high-quality, efficient, and cost-effective care.
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Study: Readmissions More Common After Observation Stays
Patients often are readmitted to the hospital after an observation stay, according to recent research which suggests hospitals may want to target this population.
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Program Offers Psychological First Aid, Support to HCWs Following Traumatic Events
When an adverse outcome occurs, support rightfully flows to the affected patients and families. However, the clinicians involved with such cases often suffer, too, and the resulting stress and anguish can lead to decreased productivity, time away from work, depression, and other serious mental health effects.
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What’s Old Is New Again: The History of Case Management
This month, we will review case management’s long and rich history from a community-based model to an acute care model and beyond.
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High-needs Patients Require Focus to Avoid Readmissions
Hospitals can make significant headway in reducing readmissions by addressing high-needs patients, according to a new National Academy of Medicine special publication, which notes that nearly half of the nation’s spending on healthcare is driven by just 5% of patients.