CMS seeks comments on provider directory amid release of nursing home quality, ownership data

November 2, 2022
Case Management Monthly

While in the early stages of developing a nationwide directory of providers and services, CMS has already shown a commitment to information transparency. The agency published ownership data for all Medicare-certified nursing homes in September, making it easier to hold owners of multiple facilities—including private equity firms—accountable.

Strategies for case managers to address maternal health disparities

November 9, 2022
Case Management Monthly

Disparities are present in all areas of healthcare, but one of the realms where the numbers are most stark is maternal health.

Navigating the trauma of infant loss

November 16, 2022
Case Management Monthly

Maternal mortality is not the only pregnancy-related issue case managers will likely encounter. Perinatal mortality, a combined measure of fetal deaths after 20 weeks and infant deaths shortly after birth, is a profound trauma that may affect patients as well.

Director's desk: The case manager nurse traveler as a solution for the workforce shortage

November 23, 2022
Case Management Monthly

Case management directors have already felt the impact of the shortage, which has reached crisis proportions at times, and they are searching for solutions. Could case manager nurse travelers be the answer?

Complex case: Treating a heart failure patient

November 30, 2022
Case Management Monthly

As the ambulance races through the streets toward the medical center, Mary, an end-stage heart failure patient with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD), expects to be admitted once again.