News & Analysis

Case study: Improving care and case management with senior-only ED

December 1, 2011
Case Management Monthly

After reading this article, you will be able to:

  • Recognize the special needs of seniors when it comes to ED services
  • Identify the potential benefits of establishing a senior-only emergency center

Prevent readmissions by focusing on transitions

December 1, 2011
Case Management Monthly

After reading this article, you will be able to:

  • Recognize how transition management failures can lead to readmissions
  • Explain strategies to prevent transition-related readmissions

Case study: Handling patient transfers with ease using a transfer center

December 1, 2011
Case Management Monthly

After reading this article, you will be able to:

  • Learn how one facility designed its patient transfer processes
  • Recognize how your facility could benefit from centralizing its patient transfer processes

ICD-10 education: Creative ways to teach your coders

December 1, 2011
HIM Briefings

As hospitals begin to develop more intensive training programs in preparation for ICD-10, coordinators may want to consider how different learning styles will impact the effectiveness of these training sessions. Education has to work for everyone and one size does not always fit all.

It's all about ICD-10

December 1, 2011
HIM Briefings

Dear reader,

Each month in 2011 we've celebrated MRB's 25th birthday with discounts, contests, giveaways, and bonus special reports and tools (visit www.hcpro.com/downloads/140 to download any you might have missed).

Survive a HIPAA audit: What to do when a letter arrives in the mail

December 1, 2011
Briefings on HIPAA

The dice were rolled and, surprise, you got a letter in the mail from the OCR. You were selected for a HIPAA compliance audit-one of 150 the OCR will conduct in 2012 via its contractor KPMG, LLP.

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