JAMA: Telemedicine proves beneficial in treating opioid use disorders

October 5, 2022
Case Management Monthly

Medicare beneficiaries who took part in telemedicine visits during the pandemic were more likely to stick with medication therapies to treat their opioid use disorder (OUD) and less likely to experience a drug overdose, according to a JAMA Psychiatry study. 

Gifts for post-discharge referrals, anti-kickback violations remain a focus

October 12, 2022
Case Management Monthly

In recent years, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) has taken aim at case managers and discharge planners who violated federal anti-kickback statutes—specifically those who took items or payments in exchange for post-acute referrals.

Remote patient monitoring reimbursement faces cuts in the 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule

October 19, 2022
Case Management Monthly

Many case managers use remote patient monitoring (RPM) to ease the pinch of staffing shortages and help to prevent readmissions. But some are warning that the accessibility of those services may be threatened by one of numerous changes in the 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule—a proposed 12% reimbursement reduction for RPM CPT® code 99454.

Director's desk: Is servant leadership style the answer to recruitment and retention?

October 26, 2022
Case Management Monthly

Directors are searching for solutions to the healthcare staffing shortage. Could one of them involve changing your leadership style to boost outcome achievement?

Complex case: Adapting to changes in the post-acute landscape after COVID-19

October 26, 2022
Case Management Monthly

Jessie, a nurse case manager, feels healthcare has changed since the beginning of the pandemic. She believes that the greatest change comes from the recent initiation of new healthcare coverage plans, primarily Medicaid managed care and Medicare Advantage.