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Healthcare facilities report that they are realizing savings of up to a million dollars annually through efforts that target environmentally friendly practices such as energy and water reduction, as well as recycling.
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Case managers are working long hours and most get only cost-of-living raises.
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Mountain State Health Alliance opened a free heart failure clinic after determining that patients' inability to get a timely follow-up appointment and financial issues were the cause of many readmissions.
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When hospitals determine after discharge that a patient did not meet inpatient criteria, they can file a provider liable claim using Condition Code W2 and be reimbursed for all services as if the patient were an outpatient, according to Deborah Hale, CCS, CCDS.
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At The Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, pharmacists are part of a multidisciplinary team and see many patients in person starting on Day 1.
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Having pharmacists on the multidisciplinary team can help ensure that patients progress well in the hospital and that they follow their medication plan at home and avoid emergency department visits or readmissions.
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The pharmacy at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY, fills about 75% of the prescriptions that patients are given at discharge.
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Do you ever see nurses in your emergency department misusing or wasting supplies, and wish they knew what these items actually cost? Heres a solution: Ask nurses to guess what the ED pays for various common items.
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Its one thing to keep everything moving swiftly throughout the ambulatory surgery process, but dont let the quick pace affect the completeness or accuracy of your documentation.
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The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has slashed the number of standards in the 2004 hospital accreditation program from 508 to 225 as part of the agencys Shared Visions, New Pathways initiative.
