Mrs. X, a 30-year-old pregnant mother of two with a supportive husband, is admitted to a Midwest rural hospital. She delivers the baby soon after, and the birth is uneventful.
In recent years, the U.S. healthcare system has begun a shift from a volume-based to a value-based system, causing the role of many case managers to evolve. So what does this role look like, and how can your organization get there?
The Office of Inspector General recently reviewed $51.6 million in Medicare Part B payments to acute care hospitals only to find that Medicare did not appropriately pay the hospitals for any of the reviewed outpatient services. In addition, beneficiaries were charged with $14.4 million in unnecessary deductibles and coinsurances for the hospital outpatient services.
If you’re stressed out, you might be tempted to reach for a glass of wine or a carton of ice cream, but there are more positive ways to manage your stress. Below is a list of healthy strategies from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Facilities that have a decreased length of stay also tend to have successful interventions for reducing emergency department crowding, according to an Annals of Emergency Medicine study.
You’ve been getting headaches, find yourself tossing and turning at night, and have a short fuse—often snapping at your family over the smallest things. If this sounds like you, it could be job-related stress.
