Hosp Case Manag. 2012 Feb;20(2):29-31.
Covenant Health System is conducting a pilot project in which utilization managers review all patients admitted to the hospital and work with the physician to determine bed status. The team works in a centrally located access center from 6 a.m. to midnight and reviews cases admitted overnight each morning. The program allows emergency department case managers to concentrate on patients who do not meet criteria, and the unit case managers concentrate on care coordination. The team facilitates conference calls between the admitting physician and the physician transferring a patient from another hospital.
圣约健康系统正在开展一个试点项目，在该项目中，利用情况管理人员会对所有入院患者进行评估，并与医生合作以确定床位状态。该团队从早上6点到午夜在位于中心位置的接入中心工作，每天上午对前一晚入院的病例进行评估。该项目使急诊科病例管理人员能够专注于不符合标准的患者，而科室病例管理人员则专注于护理协调工作。该团队还为接诊医生和从另一家医院转来患者的医生之间的电话会议提供便利。
