Hospital Case Management 2003-11-01

Case management and compliance: What every CM needs to know

As the federal government, private payers, and accrediting agencies crack down on overutilization, underutilization, fraud, and abuse, hospital case managers need to keep an even closer eye on what is going on in their hospitals, experts say. Read More

Act cautiously if you see a compliance problem

If case managers see a problem in their hospital, they have a responsibility to report it, asserts Alice Gosfield, JD, of Alice G. Gosfield and Associates, a Philadelphia law firm. Read More

Educate yourself on compliance requirements

As Mindy Owen, RN, CRN, CCM, travels around the country for the Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC), shes always surprised to find how few case managers are familiar with the standards of practice under which they operate. Read More

Include case managers in hospital’s disaster plan

Case managers can provide vital assistance during a disaster, Toni Cesta, PhD, RN, FAAN, knows from first hand experience. Read More

Do patients get uniform case management?

The leadership standards of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) require that hospitals provide one level of care for all patients. Read More

Critical Path Network: Checkoffs play key role in SICU improvement

A patient daily goals checkoff form used twice daily during rounds has helped the surgical intensive care unit (SICU) team at Hartford (CT) Hospital achieve a 25% drop in its mortality rate, while cutting lengths of stay and ventilator days. Read More

Critical Path Network: Proper patient ID focus of hospital initiative

With patient safety a heightened imperative from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, and facing its own duplicate medical record problem, Truman Medical Center in Kansas City, MO, launched an initiative aimed at ensuring proper patient identification. Read More

Access Management Quarterly: CMS hopes final EMTALA rule will ease burden

There is much to rejoice about in the final rule of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), with many of the most vexing parts of the law either clarified or eliminated altogether, but there still is plenty to keep you busy. Read More

Hospital Case Management

November 1, 2003

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