Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Search research articles

Related Experiment Videos

Using data in the case management process.

C M Noetscher¹

¹Department of Case Management, Crouse Hospital, Syracuse, New York, USA.

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

|January 5, 2000

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Length of stay reduction: two innovative hospital approaches.

Journal of nursing care quality·2001

Same author

Hospital readmission: predicting the risk.

Journal of nursing care quality·2001

Same author

Combined benchmarking of hospital outcomes and utilization.

Nursing economic$·2000

Same author

Hospital readmissions at the communitywide level: implications for case management.

Journal of nursing care quality·2000

Same author

Using health care data to improve utilization and outcomes. Introduction.

Journal of nursing care quality·2000

Same author

Reducing hospital inpatient lengths of stay.

Journal of nursing care quality·2000

Same journal

Blood Culture Contamination Reduction Using a Diversion Device in the Emergency Department.

Journal of nursing care quality·2026

Same journal

C. Differently: A Nurse-Driven Multidisciplinary Initiative to Overcome C. difficile's Challenges for Better Patient Outcomes.

Journal of nursing care quality·2026

Same journal

Enhancing Heart Failure Care Through Community Paramedic Education.

Journal of nursing care quality·2026

Same journal

Fostering Nurse Preceptor Preparedness: A Quality Improvement Project.

Journal of nursing care quality·2026

Same journal

Charting and Predicting Risk: Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Pilot Model for Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries.

Journal of nursing care quality·2026

Same journal

Making It Stick: The Science of Implementation.

Journal of nursing care quality·2026

See all related articles

Case managers enhance hospital efficiency and patient outcomes by implementing quality and resource use indicators. This guide offers practical strategies for acute care settings.

Area of Science:

Healthcare Management
Quality Improvement
Hospital Operations

Background:

Case management is crucial for optimizing hospital resource allocation.
Effective management impacts both patient outcomes and operational efficiency.
Acute care settings face challenges in measuring quality and resource utilization.

Purpose of the Study:

To define the role of case managers in improving hospital utilization and outcomes.
To propose measurable indicators for quality and resource use in healthcare.
To provide guidance on developing and applying these indicators in acute care.

Main Methods:

Extensive experience with case management processes.
Development of specific quality and resource use indicators.

Related Experiment Videos

Guidance for implementation within acute care organizations.

Main Results:

Established role of case managers in enhancing hospital efficiency.
Identified key indicators for measuring quality and resource use.
Provided practical information on specific case management scenarios.

Conclusions:

Case management is vital for improving hospital utilization and patient outcomes.
Defined indicators offer a framework for quality assessment in acute care.
Guidance supports the effective development and use of these indicators.