title: Pro-ACT II: integrating utilization management, discharge planning, and nursing case management into the outcomes manager role.
abstract: Building on redesign efforts that created case management, clinical care technicians, support service hosts, and pharmacy technician roles, this redesign focused on integrating case management, utilization management, and discharge planning functions into a new outcomes manager role. The authors describe the process of developing and implementing the new role and outline specific actions that eliminated redundancy and inefficiency. Results of the evaluation of the project are reviewed, including full-time equivalent and salary savings and employee and physician satisfaction improvements.
authors.affiliation: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Brett
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bueno
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Royal
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kendall-Sengin
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006754:Hospital Restructuring / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D009515:New Jersey; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010351:Patient Discharge; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D014600:Utilization Review