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While nine out of 10 hospitals are using or considering using health information technology for clinical uses, most cite cost as a major impediment to broader adoption, especially for small or rural hospitals, according to a recent survey by the American Hospital Association (AHA).
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When the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) speaks, people listen. That was certainly the case when it began to issue its National Patient Safety Goals. Health care professionals sat up, took notice, and immediately began designing processes for complying with the new standards.
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The neurosurgical unit at United Health Service Hospital in Johnson City, NY, has cut 15 to 30 minutes off its daily interdisciplinary team meetings by using a simple acronym that keeps staff on track when it comes to issues that affect their patients.
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An initiative that creates a care plan that directs frequent users of the emergency department (ED) to more appropriate levels of care has resulted in significant savings for Mercy Medical Center in Canton, OH.
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When an analysis of case management showed that physician advisors and clinical case managers often disagreed about attributing avoidable days to physicians, Judy Milne, RN, MSN, CPHQ, decided to turn the discrepancies into a learning experience for the entire team.
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If youre not tracking outcomes that show the value of case management, youre missing a chance to show your hospitals administration how much case managers can improve patient care and have a positive impact on the hospitals bottom line.
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As a case manager for pediatric cancer patients, Mary Nugent, RN, is challenged with ensuring that her patients get the care and equipment they need when they are out of the hospital, a job that is made more difficult by the scarcity of some of the medications the children are prescribed and the wide range of payers and benefits.
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The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has named Swedish Medical Center in Seattle the winner of the inaugural Ernest Amory Codman Award in the disease-specific care category.
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With the nursing shortage becoming more acute and hospitals offering such perks as sign-on bonuses to attract bedside nurses, case management directors in all arenas are feeling the pinch.
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A comprehensive program that includes face-to-face assessments and telephonic health coaching is helping Medicare beneficiaries in Tennessee with diabetes or congestive heart failure learn to manage their health.