"Joint School" prepares patients for home, reduces LOS
Case Management Weekly, August 8, 2007
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Davis Memorial Hospital (DMH) is a 99-bed facility located in
Recently, DMH's five RN case managers collaborated with several other hospital departments to develop an innovative educational method to reduce LOS and meet the challenge of ensuring appropriate and timely orthopedic care for these patients. The case managers, in conjunction with orthopedic care, developed a joint replacement education program, now known as "
The school's members include representatives from all departments involved in the joint replacement process at DMH, including:
- Preadmission
- Anesthesia
- Medical-surgical floor
- Physical therapy/Rehab
- Case management
- Home health
To read more about the
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