From the Important Message from Medicare to the discharge instructions, case managers juggle a myriad of forms throughout a patient stay. CMS added another form to the list when it implemented the face-to-face encounter requirement for home health referrals.
Facilities that feel they have a strong inpatient admission screening process but still have a high observation rate may need to look closely at their data.
Even with today's tight budgets, there are ways to brighten the faces of staff members. We asked a variety of experts for their ideas. Here's what they had to say.
