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As case management leaders, you will be looking for the next generation of case managers to come from the bedside. The following information will review the process you might consider using to facilitate recruitment of staff to your department.
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In October's edition of Case Management Insider, we discussed the importance of using good recruitment and retention strategies in the case management department. Because recruitment is an essential component of retention, this month we will focus on the next generation in case managers: the staff nurses!
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Today's hospitals are facing a shrinking pool of healthcare dollars along with increased scrutiny from Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial payers and strong penalties for fraud and abuse.
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When patients are admitted to the hospital inappropriately, the paperwork involved to correct the error brings to mind the saying "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."
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If you have the emergency department volume and the staffing, covering the emergency department 24 hours a day, seven days a week is optimal, according to Joanna Malcolm, RN, CCM, BSN, consulting manager, clinical advisory services for Pershing, Yoakley & Associates in Atlanta.
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The case management department at Lee Memorial Health System in Fort Myers, FL, has been able to demonstrate a savings of $4.5 million as a result of having case managers in the emergency department.
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Arm yourself with data before approaching the administration about establishing an emergency department case management department, increasing staff, or changing hours.
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As part of Memorial Health System's adoption of the Toyota Lean Processes, the case management department at Saddleback Memorial Hospital in Laguna Hills, CA, has standardized work flow for discharging patients and is piloting the process on one unit.
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The Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon was an early adopter of registration kiosks, says Jane Gray, CPA, FACHE, FHFMA, assistant vice president for the revenue cycle.
