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    Hospital Case Management

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    February 1, 2004

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    Hospital Case Management 2004-02-01

    Track your department’s interventions to prove your value to management

    When Teresa C. Fugate, RN, BBA, CPHQ, CCM, developed the case management program for a hospital in which she worked, she included a provision promising that what the case managers saved by preventing extra days and avoiding denials would equal their salaries plus benefits. Read More

    Software tracks dollar figure for avoidable days

    When Haywood Regional Medical Center in Clyde, NC, began tracking case management interventions, staff began by looking at variances in care and documenting them to see how they could improve patient care. Read More

    SWs, CMs collaborate for better patient care

    A few years ago, the master’s prepared social workers (MSWs) and RN case managers at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Orange County, CA, were having the usual disagreements over who should do what for which patient and who was carrying the heavier load. Read More

    Collaborative practice model took years to implement

    Before Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Orange County, CA, started its collaborative care initiatives for case management and social work, the two disciplines often were at odds with each other. Read More

    Guest Column: How to be a better problem solver

    Every day, we are confronted by problems that need solving. The problem might present itself simply as a minor inconvenience, or the problem may be a significant variance from ideal clinical practices. Whatever challenges your organization faces, effective problem-solving skills are needed to deal with the issues. Read More

    Critical Path Network: Control charts - Valuable tools if you know how to use

    Control charts, quality tools that can help tighten the focus on process variations, increasingly are gaining acceptance among some health care quality professionals. In fact, a number of Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations requirements specifically mention the use of control charts. Read More

    Access Management Quarterly: Performance improvement team creates success

    A process begun four years ago when the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston took a hard look at pending discharges has led to a cutting-edge bed management program and a best practice designation from two national benchmarking organizations. Read More

    Access Management Quarterly: Adding admission nurses enhances bed placement

    With nursing units swamped in the afternoon with unscheduled admissions, nurses at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston were complaining about the arduous database they had to complete on admission of each patient, notes Maureen McDaniel, RN, manager, bed management, in the patient access services department. Read More

    Access Management Quarterly: AMs still unclear about stabilization vs. triage

    Access managers continue to debate the intricacies of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), despite the publication of an EMTALA final rule on Sept. 9, 2003 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The rule became effective Nov. 10, 2003. Read More
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    Table Of Contents

    Track your department’s interventions to prove your value to management

    Software tracks dollar figure for avoidable days

    SWs, CMs collaborate for better patient care

    Collaborative practice model took years to implement

    Guest Column: How to be a better problem solver

    Critical Path Network: Control charts - Valuable tools if you know how to use

    Access Management Quarterly: Performance improvement team creates success

    Access Management Quarterly: Adding admission nurses enhances bed placement

    Access Management Quarterly: AMs still unclear about stabilization vs. triage

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