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| 04.26.2011 | |
Discharge Planners/Case Managers Should Assist with Face-to-Face Encounters for Home Health PatientsSection 6407 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires a face-to-face encounter between patients and their physicians for certification of eligibility for Medicare home health services. Certifying physicians must document that they or non-physician... |
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| 03.28.2011 | |
It's All About Outcomes: 5 Ways To Add Value to Your DepartmentIn this time of turmoil, when healthcare organizations are recalibrating their strategic initiatives to align with the emerging delivery systems of reform, the ability to prove your department’s value is of vital importance. What’s the... |
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| 03.22.2011 | |
6 Essentials of Creating a Well-Running ACOThe room erupted in laughter as a farcical (but not so abnormal) video played over the projection screen at the 2011 National Medical Home Summit 2011 last week at the Loews Hotel in Philadelphia, Pa. The video, Outside Hospital, a spin on some of the... |
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| 03.09.2011 | |
Medication Reconciliation: Securing Proper Drug TreatmentSince 2000, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received thousands of reports of medication errors. According to The Joint Commission’s Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, “more than 40 percent of medication errors are believed to result... |
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| 03.09.2011 | |
Home and Community Services: What You Need To KnowHome and community services assist persons with a special need to remain in their homes as an alternative to being institutionalized. This assistance can also be used by individuals in other community living arrangements, such as group homes and assisted... |
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| 03.09.2011 | |
Revealing the Best-Kept ‘Secret’ of Case ManagementAmidst all the talk about how to improve quality, efficiency and efficacy in healthcare these days, case management sometimes feels like the best kept secret. Those of us in the field know without question the difference that case management makes to those... |
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| 03.09.2011 | |
Patient-Centered Model Elevates MCO’s SuccessWhen I think about the nature of discharge planning and the complexity that is involved, it is no wonder that at the end of the day it is so easy to overlook the most crucial of details. What the most recent shift in healthcare is teaching us is that the most... |
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| 03.01.2011 | |
Top 5 Tips: Choosing the Right Assisted Living FacilityIn the realm of long-term care, assisted living facilities are a palatable fusion between baseline care and individualized housing options. Highly adaptable to a person’s needs, they can cover a range of services, from help with getting up in the... |
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| 02.17.2011 | |
How To Balance Your Career and CaregivingOver 14 million Americans are trying to combine caregiving and professional responsibilities. As the U.S. population ages, the number of employees balancing career with caring for an aging family member will only escalate. Torn between professional and family... |
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| 02.03.2011 | |
When Terminal Illness Strikes: 4 Things to RememberImagine one day walking into a room filled with your loved ones only to feel them staring as if you were a complete stranger. Or picture how it would feel if they started treating you as if you were made of glass. Since they were diagnosed with a... |
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| 01.31.2011 | |
Kaiser Permanente Excels With 'Connected' Health CareMarch 2010 marked a defining moment in the history of healthcare delivery, as the large health system Kaiser Permanente finished the implementation of its sprawling, interconnected electronic health record (EHR) system that became the largest the world... |
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| 01.20.2011 | |
A Risk of Alzheimer's: How To Prevent WanderingAlthough not everyone who has a dementia or Alzheimer’s diagnosis requires 24-hour supervision or a secured memory care community, they are often a potential wander risk. The term wandering can sometimes be used for two different but associated... |
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| 12.17.2010 | |
Healthcare Goes MobileEvery week, The Family Van, a mobile health clinic, travels Boston neighborhoods. Like other mobile health service providers, the Family Van has the opportunity to make an impact in more than one community precisely because of its mobile nature. Instead of... |
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| 12.16.2010 | |
Coding By ExampleInitially, ICD 10 coding was introduced mainly to the private healthcare sector of South Africa in the late 1990s. From here a national task team driven by the government began to implement the use of ICD 10 coding on a national basis. Both government and private healthcare sectors were represented on the task team.... |
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| 10.14.2010 | |
Ask the Expert: Successful Discharge Planning and Health ITCarol Everhart, RN, MS, MMI, the director of clinical informatics at Curaspan Health Group in Newton, Mass., speaks with us about the importance of empirical data. Everhart works with case managers, educating them about the application of data and information... |
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| 09.01.2010 | |
Help Wanted: How Your Resume Can Drive SuccessNo matter what the position, a well-crafted resume can be a difference-maker in getting you in front of the right people. These helpful tips for drafting a solid resume may make the difference in taking a giant leap forward in the consideration process. One... |
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| 09.01.2010 | |
The Benefits of Advanced Education for Case ManagersCase management practice continues to be a hot topic as healthcare reform takes center stage over the next few years. As dynamic as it is, the healthcare arena abounds with opportunities to advance the practitioner’s knowledge, skills and opportunities... |
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| 09.01.2010 | |
Credentialing Status: VerifiedThe Importance of Verification During the Credentialing Process Case management leaders across the continuum of care strive to provide the highest level of quality healthcare services. When multiple providers and ongoing care transitions are involved there... |
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| 09.01.2010 | |
The Pursuit of Seamless ImperfectionHow accepting flaws produces better results Look closely at the finest silk, and you’ll find countless anomalies in the individual strands. Each is quite rough observed under the microscope. But woven together, each imperfect strand helps produce a... |
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| 06.07.2010 | |
Enter My HeartA grieving parent—and case manager—directs her energy to helping others My journey began in March 2004 when my son Marc was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease at the tender age of 11. As my family moved in a positive direction through... |
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