Q: Case managers used to evaluate their work in terms of tasks completed or length of stay (LOS). Now that LOS has more than a financial meaning, what are some meaningful outcomes case managers can use to set goals for their work?
The emergency department (ED) should be considered a patient unit, and the case manager and social worker should triage throughout the day. They must work to improve patient flow in the ED and provide better quality of care for the patient.
Case managers and hospitals are increasingly struggling with challenges related to patients with opioid-related substance use disorders. But new legislation working its way through the government may help.
How can an ICU case manager coordinate the final care of an emergency room patient who never regains consciousness and the only thing known about him is his name?
Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration announced that it is awarding $293 million to primary healthcare clinicians and students in an effort to expand the workforce.
