Case managers can play an important role in the financial health of any organization and should take an active part in the revenue cycle, which includes all the administrative and clinical activities that contribute to the accurate and complete capture, management, and collection of patient service revenues from preadmission through discharge, says Stefani Daniels, RN, MSNA, CMAC, ACM, managing partner at Phoenix Medical Management, Inc., in Pompano Beach, Fla.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can occur after someone experiences, sees, or learns about a traumatic event (e.g., combat exposure, child sexual or physical abuse, terrorist attack, sexual/physical assault, serious accident, natural disaster). Most people experience some stress-related reactions after a traumatic event. A person whose reactions do not go away over time and disrupt his or her life may have PTSD.
The Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 was recently signed into law, and what might seem on the surface like a straightforward attempt to prevent cuts to Medicare physician rates is actually more than meets the eye.
