News & Analysis

Patients deserve a choice in the discharge plan

June 1, 2010
Case Management Monthly

Medicare rules require hospitals give patients a choice between postacute facilities. Learn how to document the choice was given.  

Persistence pays off with a difficult family member

June 1, 2010
Case Management Monthly

A patient's high-profile spouse makes discharge planning a challenge.

Denial prevention via records and contract language

June 1, 2010
Case Management Monthly

Denial prevention begins by establishing channels that lead to a systematic review of each patient’s admission.

Checklist tool helps staff evaluate the entire patient, identify readmissions

June 1, 2010
Case Management Monthly

Case managers at Jennie Edmundson use an assessment tool to identify patients that are at a readmission risk.

What does case-mix index mean to you?

June 1, 2010
Case Management Monthly

Case managers can do their part to make sure their hospital's case-mix index is as high as possible.

It's time: Find out where your hospital should be in terms of the ICD-10 implementation process

May 1, 2010
HIM Briefings

Are you where you should be in terms of the ICD-10 implementation process? If you aren't sure whether your hospital is on track, or if you know you aren't where you need to be, consider taking advantage of a customizable timeline, courtesy of the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI)/North Carolina Healthcare Information and Communications Alliance (NCHICA) Timeline Initiative.

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