ISSN:1084-3647    

出版商:OVID    

年代:2000

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

Clinical data repositories are becoming mandatory for patient care providers so that the information demands of regulatory and reimbursement entities can be fulfilled. Clinicians who lack experience in the world of information technology are often the driving force behind the purchase of a clinical data repository. This document is intended to provide an understanding of data systems and data utility for those who must combine clinical and financial information to create the best possible patient care delivery system in accordance with stringent financial and regulatory guidelines.

ISSN:1084-3647    

出版商:OVID    

年代:2000

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

The results of a home-based preoperative bowel preparation, with and without the support of home care services, are compared with hospital-based preoperative bowel preparation. Length of stay, morbidity, and mortality rates; issues of patient satisfaction; and demographics are reported. The method and tools used in planning, implementing, and evaluating the home preoperative bowel preparation program are also shared.Other issues discussed are the healthcare market forces that promote an increased value of care. Economic and patient satisfaction considerations by employers, payers, and patients; the increasing influence of patient choice on healthcare provider selection and care setting preferences; the nursing workforce issues related to the impending shortage; and issues of regulatory and accrediting agencies are also discussed.

ISSN:1084-3647    

出版商:OVID    

年代:2000

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:1084-3647    

出版商:OVID    

年代:2000

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

Longitudinal case management is an intervention delivered by professional nurses that involves following patients from the inpatient to the outpatient arena. The hands-on process of day-to-day case management of elderly persons with heart failure is presented. The issues associated with delivering this intervention to this patient population are examined, and implications for refining the case management process are discussed.

ISSN:1084-3647    

出版商:OVID    

年代:2000

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

This article describes the implementation of a pilot case management program at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. I, it we discuss obvious pitfalls and problems implementing case management in a large multiservice center and the steps and processes implemented to expedite and move case management forward in its early stages. The insights shared may be useful for those implementing case management in a complex medical center situation. Other models used in similar situations are also reviewed.

ISSN:1084-3647    

出版商:OVID    

年代:2000

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:1084-3647    

出版商:OVID    

年代:2000

数据来源: OVID