Nonprofit hospitals are falling short when it comes to completing community needs assessments required under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to an August research letter published by JAMA Network Open.
As the country sees a resurgence of COVID-19 thanks to the delta variant, hospitals are seeing an increase not only in their immediate census numbers, but also in the number of readmissions.
Anna, a case manager who practices in a pulmonologist’s office, manages adult high-risk asthmatic patient care. The office serves more than 2,000 patients, which Anna learns is the upper range of average. She recently learned that the American Association for Physician Leadership believes that a physician’s office can successfully handle a volume of 3,000 patients.
The government has brought numerous criminal cases against case managers for violating the Anti-Kickback Statute. Find out the details of these cases and how your organization can avoid violations.
As the COVID-19 pandemic churns on, many hospitals have found themselves struggling with workforce issues from staff burnout to retention and training challenges.
June Stark, RN, BSN, MEd, writes about how hospitals can increase staff performance and effectiveness as they face challenging financial situations coming out of the public health emergency.
