Hospital Case Management articles from December 2008

Hospital Case Management archives from December 2008

Hospital medical records to come under more federal scrutiny than ever.
December 1, 2008... Hospital medical records to come under more federal scrutiny than ever RACs, MACs, CERTs, ZPICs all will perform audits Some time in the next 18 months or so, four different sets of auditors could be scrutinizing the medical records at...

Documentation program helps avoid revenue loss.
December 1, 2008... Documentation program helps avoid revenue loss Physician education, standardized prompts key When the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled the new MS-DRG reimbursement system in 2007, a data analysis projected that...

Discharging patients with behavioral disorders.
December 1, 2008... Discharging patients with behavioral disorders Post-hospital follow-up is an important part By Madeleine Y. Gomez, PhD President PsycHealth Ltd. Evanston, IL For professionals working in health care, it is easy to quickly become...

Critical Path Network: EMR triggers, concurrent review help hospital scores.(electronic medical records)
December 1, 2008... Critical Path Network EMR triggers, concurrent review help hospital scores Automation, checks and balances are part of the process A series of initiatives, including automatic triggers for quality measures in the hospital's...

Critical Path Network: Easing transition from hospital to LTAC.
December 1, 2008... Critical Path Network Easing transition from hospital to LTAC Education of families, physicians one key to success Faced with capacity challenges, the case management department at Harris Methodist Hospital in Ft. Worth, TX, is...

Critical Path Network: Medicare clarifies medical privacy of health info.
December 1, 2008... Critical Path Network Medicare clarifies medical privacy of health info MLN Matters, published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), provides clarification about the Privacy Rule of HIPAA, when transferring private...

Ambulatory Care Quarterly: IP oversight required: If NV leads, will nation follow?
December 1, 2008... IP oversight required: If NV leads, will nation follow? 'Half-dozen' clinic laws under discussion Proposed state laws in Nevada in the wake of a highly publicized hepatitis C outbreak in Las Vegas include proposals to hire infection...

CNE objectives/questions.
December 1, 2008... CNE objectives After reading each issue of Hospital Case Management, the nurse will be able to do the following: *identify particular clinical, administrative, or regulatory issues related to the profession of case management; ...