High Performance Case Management

Objective: Reassessing the daily discipline of managing admissions, discharges, and length of stay to increase effective bed capacity and accommodate additional volumes.

Target Problems

  • Unclear priorities for case managers
  • Organizational structure not optimized to achieve institution's goals
  • Long lengths of stay and high clinical denials rates
  • Insufficient focus on results tracking and metrics

Average Partner Results

  • 10% to 20% LOS reduction for targeted DRGs
  • Improved documentation leading to increased CMI
  • Reduction in number of "Difficult discharge"
  • 33% reduction in denials

Grounded in Experience

"The H*Works staff are very knowledgeable, professional, and responsive...They have exceptional facilitation skills as demonstrated by getting a very diverse group to work together." - Director, Planning and Development