Study shows other factors at play in high-frequency ED users

December 1, 2019
Case Management Monthly

Frequent users of the emergency department are often also high users of other medical, social, and mental health services. This underscores the need for hospitals to address not only medical issues, but the behavioral health and social needs of patients, says a new analysis published in the November issue of Health Affairs.

Survey: Room for improvement in diabetes care

December 1, 2019
Case Management Monthly

Is your hospital doing enough to manage patients with diabetes both in the hospital and when they transition to the next level or care or to home? A recent survey of more than 600 people in 408 U.S. hospitals, finds that some hospitals might be falling short.

CMS tests a program aimed at treating behavioral health and substance use disorders

December 1, 2019
Case Management Monthly

The government is starting a trial program in the District of Columbia that aims to improve treatment for Medicaid beneficiaries struggling with serious mental illness or substance use disorders.

Director’s desk: Getting ready for CMS discharge planning changes

December 1, 2019
Case Management Monthly

CMS implemented discharge planning rules in late November. Is your facility ready?

A documentation error haunts an assisted living patient

December 1, 2019
Case Management Monthly

Learn how documentation mistakes can follow a patient even after being discharged.