Discharge planning has long been a challenge for organizations, but proposed revisions to Medicare'sConditions of Participation announced in November 2015 may make the process even more difficult.
Discharge planning has become more important in recent years. Not only is the government putting new focus on ensuring hospitals are helping patients to move to the next level of care more efficiently, but research shows that patients are safer and less likely to return to the hospital if these transitions are well managed.
Q: I am a certified case manager working in an acute care hospital. As part of our job requirements, when working in the emergency room (ER), we are asked to problem solve throughout the day. We often get requests for information on patients seen in the ER who have since been discharged.
Q. When issuing a MOON in a critical access hospital, how do we explain the patient financial responsibility since we are not paid the observation set amount?
The Commission for Case Manager Certification and the National Association of Social Workers entered an agreement to offer more social workers a chance at earning the Certified Case Manager® credential.
The Commission for Case Manager Certification and the National Association of Social Workers entered an agreement to offer more social workers a chance at earning the Certified Case Manager® credential.
