News & Analysis

June 1, 2011
Case Management Monthly

Facilities that feel they have a strong inpatient admission screening process but still have a high ­observation rate may need to look closely at their data.

June 1, 2011
Case Management Monthly

Even with today's tight budgets, there are ways to brighten the faces of staff members. We asked a variety of experts for their ideas. Here's what they had to say.

June 1, 2011
Case Management Monthly

A case manager dedicated to the surgical unit can help check scheduled surgical procedures against the inpatient-only list.

June 1, 2011
Case Management Monthly

This article focuses on how facility size, region, and metropolitan type (urban, suburban, and rural) affect case management department salaries.

May 1, 2011
Case Management Monthly

The ACMA has received a document from CMS that answers questions that ACMA members posed to the agency about delivering the Important Message from Medicare (IM).

May 1, 2011
Case Management Monthly

Jackie Birmingham, RN, MS, CMAC, and Diane E. Holland, RN, PhD, describe two essential discharge planning processes.

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