News & Analysis

CMS seeks to improve access to mental health services

June 1, 2021
Case Management Monthly

More people have gone without needed health services during the COVID-19 pandemic, and CMS is now trying to close that gap.

Complex case: Managing a substance use disorder and cardiac disease

June 1, 2021
Case Management Monthly

A case manager works with a patient with a history of substance use who has developed numerous heart-related health conditions.

Critical thinking: A tool for solving complex discharge dilemmas to decrease LOS

June 1, 2021
Case Management Monthly

June Stark, RN, BSN, MEd, writes about how critical thinking skills can help case managers solve complex situations and reduce lengths of stay.

Note from the instructor: CMS issues proposed updates for acute and long-term care inpatient hospital stays for FY 2022, Part III

May 27, 2021
Medicare Insider

This week's note from the instructor reviews the proposed updates to quality reporting programs that were introduced in the FY 2022 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Proposed Rule. 

Charting the operational impact of eliminating the IPO

May 26, 2021
HIM Briefings

With the inpatient-only (IPO) list set to be phased out, HIM departments need to prepare for the larger operational and financial impacts. Consider how these changes will affect your organization.

This week in Medicare updates—5/26/2021

May 26, 2021
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include three advisory opinions, a series of NCD transmittals, multiple OIG reviews of hospice compliance, and more!

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