Not all hospital-level care needs to take place in a hospital. Since it was first announced in November 2020, CMS’ Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver program has allowed organizations to provide acute care to qualifying patients in their homes rather than in the traditional setting.
Telehealth coverage may be changing in your state as early as this fall—if it hasn’t already. While Medicare has pledged to cover telehealth services through December 2023, many state public health emergency waivers that expanded telehealth services are set to be rolled back.
Over the past two decades, case management research has established recommendations for optimal caseload size. These efforts were significant, contributed to evidence-based practice, and remain relevant today.
Case managers are overburdened and understaffed in hospitals across the country. With a tight job market, it’s likely that the crunch won’t lessen any time soon, so many organizations are looking to increase efficiency to ensure that they continue to meet the needs of their patients.
