Which of the following are considered to be care delivery ...

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Which of the following are considered to be care delivery management tools that may be used by organizations when trying to reduce LOS? Select all that apply.
 
  a. clinical pathways c. disease management
  b. case management d. nurse management

Question 2

Anne wanted to simplify the current method of obtaining missing medications. She devised what she thought was an excellent idea and presented her plan to the nurse manager on the unit. Her idea was rejected.
 
  What step in the process of change did Anne forget to follow?
  A) The purpose of change
  B) Resistance to change
  C) The actual working of the change
  D) The necessity of the change

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Answer to Question 1

A, B, C
During the 1980s and onward, there has been a movement to help reduce health care costs. One of the primary aspects of this movement has been the use of efforts to reduce the LOS for patients according to predetermined diagnostic-related groups or DRGs. Three care delivery management tools that organizations have utilized effectively when working under these new constraints are: clinical pathways (care management tools that outline the expected clinical course for a specific patient type), case management (coordination of patient care process), and disease management (systematic, population-based approach to identify, intervene, and measure outcomes for persons at risk for certain diseases).

Answer to Question 2

C