Julie, a psychiatric case manager, is concerned about her patient Henry, who is 32 years old with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder that his physician is managing with a daily dose of Seroquel®.
Case management leaders were warned of an impending nurse case manager shortage 10 years ago, and now it is upon us. The U.S. Bureau of Labor has estimated that U.S. healthcare organizations will be short at least 1 million nurses by 2022.
In January, CMS created something of a headache for hospitals by issuing new versions of three commonly used patient notification forms: the Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice (MOON), the Important Message from Medicare (IM), and the Detailed Notice of Discharge (DND).
The nuances of documenting and billing for observation services can trip up even the savviest organization. Get a refresher on the basics to ensure your organization avoids common pitfalls.
Case managers weathered several changes in 2019, and 2020 promises to bring more of the same. We reached out to experts to find out what issues are likely to be front and center in the coming year.
The attending physician has requested that case manager Eloise prepare Mrs. White for discharge five times, but each time, the night before the discharge day, the patient experiences a medical complication.
Healthcare providers are using ICD-10-CM Z codes at an increasing rate to document social determinants of health (SDoH), according to a new report from CMS.
Case manager discharge planners, get ready: Another challenge awaits us in 2020. Beside the new Medicare discharge planning rule, more changes were made to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans.
