In-house Physician Advisors Can Help Case Managers

Physician advisors, once associated primarily with payers and external vendors, can help case managers and other physicians with utilization management, discharge activities, and documentation accuracy.

Case Managers Can Help Patients Improve Health Outlook

Case managers can learn skills to help patients change their concerns about illness or injury through developing a functional life story that teaches optimism.

Strategies for How Case Managers Can Truly ‘Hear’ Patients’ Stories

Case managers have the power to help their patients change their own narratives about their illnesses and injuries.

Age-Friendly Health Systems Initiative Improves Delivery, Quality of Care for Older Patients

With thousands of people across the United States reaching age 65 and older every day, hospitals and health systems are looking for ways to improve care for these patients and better suit their needs.

Efforts Underway to Reduce Medicare Spending, Meet Standards for Spending Per Beneficiary

With the healthcare industry’s increased focus on value-based purchasing, debate continues as to whether hospitals are meeting standards for total Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary.

Some States Provide Funding When SDOH Used to Improve Quality

One health system is finding that the state it operates in is willing to support the use of social determinants of health to address health issues affecting the community.

Coordination Center Uses Real-time Data to Speed Collaborative Decision-making

As high-volume hospitals face continual overcrowding and ED boarding problems, leaders are recognizing that change is needed. To resolve logjams, some institutions are turning to a centralized command center model that relies on a nurse navigator to be the ED point person.