St. John's Hospital, Springfield, IL. Multidisciplinary committee identifies high-risk patients, coordinates care.
Health professionals' lack of communication contributes to poor patient care planning. At one hospital a social worker, a clinical specialist, a nursing supervisor, a pharmacist, a nutritionist, and a physical and an occupational therapist developed criteria to identify and to handle patient problems at admission.
D003211:Concurrent Review; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007087:Illinois; D008134:Long-Term Care; D010343:Patient Admission; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011367:Professional Staff Committees / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014600:Utilization Review