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When the placement agency called and said it was looking for an interim case management director in Alaska, and asked if she was interested, Randi Ferrare, RN, BSN, hesitated for just a moment.
Case management in Alaska isn't for the faint of heart, according to Randi Ferrare, RN, BSN, interim director of case management and social work at Providence Alaska Medical Center. Some of the challenges force case managers at Providence Alaska to work a little harder and get a little more creative to meet the needs of its patient population. One innovative program at the hospital is its case management educator position.
At many hospitals the terms Utilization Management (UM) and Utilization Review (UR) are used interchangeably. Are they the same thing? No, they're not, according to Stefani Daniels, RN, MSNA, ACM, CMAC, and Ronald L. Hirsch, MD, FACP, CHCQM.
It's a prevailing trend?HIM directors and managers are overworked and underpaid. The results of MRB's 2015 HIM director and manager salary survey shows this trend remains firmly in place, although it does indicate these professionals' annual earnings have seen a slight uptick.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) have announced the release of two proposed rules designed to improve care delivery and experience and to enhance the sharing of electronic health information.
