When treating patients with life-changing injuries, acute care social workers may best be able to help a patient if they don’t go it alone. Connecting with providers and establishing relationships can go a long way in helping patients, according to CMSA Today.
Undiagnosed depression affects a third of hospitalized patients and may interfere with their recovery, says a study published in the February issue of the Journal of Hospital Medicine. It may also mean patients have a higher chance of experiencing an avoidable hospital readmission, because they are less likely to take medications as directed and more likely to miss outpatient appointments.
A case manager and social worker from Florida were recently arrested for billing Medicaid for $160,000 in fraudulent charges, according to the OrlandoSentinel. The pilfering pair were engaged to be married.
CMS auditors may start to look the other way when it comes to enforcing the 96-hour certification requirement this fall. That’s according to the 2018 proposed IPPS rule, which could be beneficial for critical access hospitals (CAH).
