Implementing an integrated program of resource management.
The physicians at Methodist Hospitals of Memphis have designed a program of resource management that has resulted in significant patient care cost savings while maintaining an excellent quality of care. The program combines methods of increasing physician awareness of cost issues, sharing physician utilization and quality data with them, and coordinating patient care through the use of multidisciplinary clinical pathways and case management. Our physicians, patients, nursing staff, and quality management personnel are enthusiastic about the program's positive effect on costs and improved quality patient care.
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Methodist Hospitals of Memphis, TN, USA.
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