The disappearing MLN Matters® on total knee arthroplasty is back. CMS reissued it on January 24 with fixes to some—but not all—of the problems in the initial version.
The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) affirmed an OSHA citation in a case where an employee of Integra Health Management, Inc., of Owings Mill, MD, was killed by a client with a history of violent behavior.
The latest Biennial Health Insurance Survey released by the Commonwealth Fund, a private foundation that aims to promote a high-performing healthcare system, finds that a growing number of Americans are struggling with insurance-related problems.
March is National Professional Social Work Month, and the National Association for Social Workers has released a set of resources to highlight the work performed by more than 680,000 social workers across the country.
For case managers, some of the most challenging patients are those with multiple chronic conditions, and ensuring effective care and preventing avoidable readmissions requires coordination, communication, and consistent follow-up.
A case manager returns to work at the start of the new year only to find that two of his patients’ commercial insurances had implemented new discharge planning and utilization review rules effective January 1.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has launched its 2019 Innovation Challenge, which focusses this year on using technology to address the social determinants of health and connect people with resources to address community health needs.
