Implementation of a Modified Early Screening for Discharge Tool to Optimize Case Manager Efficiency and Impact Length of Stay

Affiliations

• ¹ James Grafton, MSN, MHA, RN, CCM, is director of care continuum management at Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital in Boston, MA. He is currently pursuing his doctorate in nursing at the MGH Institute of Health Professions in Boston, MA.
• ² Helene Bowen Brady, DNP, MEd, RN, NPD-BC, NEA-BC, is a nurse scientist at Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital in Boston, MA, and adjunct faculty, Young School of Nursing, Regis College, Weston, MA. Her research interests include nursing peer review, evidence-based practice, shared governance, and nurse residency programs.
• ³ Joanne Kelly, BSN, RN, CCM, is a certified case manager at Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital in Boston, MA. Her focus is on assessment of patients and transitioning from the hospital to the appropriate level of care safely.
• ⁴ Margaret Kelly, BSN, RN, CCM, is a certified case manager at Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital in Boston, MA. Kelly's focus is adult inpatient case management in the hospital setting with an interest in optimizing use of systems to improve the patient transition process and maximize case management efficiency.
• ⁵ Kathleen Lang, BSN, RN, CCM, is a certified case manager at Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital in Boston, MA. Lang is an experienced addiction recovery nurse who transitioned to case management in 2016 working with patients undergoing surgical procedures, focusing on supporting optimal recovery for this patient population.
• ⁶ Paula Wolski, MSN, RN-BC, is the program director, Informatics, Nursing and Patient Care Services at Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, Boston, MA. Wolski holds ANCC certification in informatics. She is a member of numerous regional and national informatics committees. She is currently the at-large member of the Alliance for Nursing Informatics Governing Directors Steering Committee.
• ⁷ Soumi Ray, PhD, is a senior analyst for care continuum management at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), Boston, MA. She is heavily involved in operational research aimed at optimizing patient throughput.
• ⁸ Cori Loescher, MM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC, is chief nursing officer and vice president for patient care services at Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, Boston, MA. She has led hospital-wide and system-wide efforts to improve patient care across the Mass General Brigham health care system.
• ⁹ Madelyn Pearson, DNP, RN, NEA-BC , is senior vice president of Patient Care Services and chief nursing officer at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Under her leadership, the hospital has received numerous honors and accolades. Pearson influences nursing practice and leadership regionally and nationally in her roles outside of the Brigham.
• ¹⁰ Mallika Mendu, MD, MBA, is associate chief medical officer and vice president of medical affairs at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. In her role, she leads inpatient operations, care continuum management, and value-based care teams. Mendu has published extensively related to care delivery innovation, quality, and population health.