-
A new set of performance measures to increase patient enrollment in cardiac rehabilitation programs and set standards of excellence for program operation were released in 2007.
-
When selected Medicare beneficiaries being treated at University of Michigan Health System facilities are discharged from the hospital medical unit or treated and released from the emergency department, case managers at the University of Michigan Faculty Group Practice Medical Management Center call them to make sure they have follow-up appointments and that they understand their treatment plan.
-
Promotoras, or specially trained community health workers, help bridge the gap between members of the community and the medical providers at St. Elizabeth Health Center in Tucson, AZ.
-
Monthly diabetes group visits, where patients receive all their recommended tests and examinations in one place, are an effective and cost-efficient way to help diabetics keep their disease under control, but they take a lot of organization, says Donna Zazworsky, RN, MS, CCM, FAAN, manager of network diabetes care, faith community nursing and telemedicine for Carondelet Health Network in Tucson, AZ.
-
A chronic care program for diabetics at St. Elizabeth Health Center in Tucson, AZ, provides recommended care at a reduced cost and copay, helps them develop self-management goals, and supports them when they go back into their communities.
-
-
An enterprisewide master patient index is used at Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, a system of six hospitals, several off-campus diagnostic and treatment centers, free-standing surgical centers, and urgent care centers.
-
Ongoing education between the clinical documentation improvement specialists, the coders, and managers of each department is essential to the success of Moses Cone Health System's clinical documentation improvement initiative, says Mary Beth Brown, RN, BSN, CPHM, manager of utilization review of clinical documentation improvement.
-
A clinical documentation improvement program at Moses Cone Health System in Greensboro, NC, has resulted in a 6.43% increase in the case mix index and a 7.5% rise in the severity of illness weight.
-
Case managers act as the safety net in making sure that patients receive appropriate evidence-based care interventions and ensuring safety protocols and preventive measures are in place at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA.