Elizabeth Hogue, Esq.,explains why it just got a little harder for the federal government to hold healthcare organizations liable under the False Claims Act.
In their HCPro book The Hospital Guide to Contemporary Case Management, authors Stefani Daniels, RN, MSNA, ACM, CMAC,and Tiffany Ferguson, LMSW, CMAC, ACM, examine a critical question that many organizations ask when they are looking to hire—does a case manager really need to be a registered nurse?
CMS introduced the inpatient-only list in 2001 to ensure patients who undergo complex, high-risk surgical procedures receive postoperative monitoring services in an inpatient setting.
Research has shown that high drug costs can have a substantial effect on patient care. Learn how these costs can impact skilled nursing facility (SNF) admissions.
The Office of Management and Budget recently approved new versions of the Important Message from Medicare, Detailed Notice of Discharge, and Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice.
An increasing number of rural communities are turning to paramedicine programs to check on patients and catch their health problems before they require a trip to the emergency department.
