More than 54 million people are impacted by workplace bullying or incivility in the United States, and the high incidence of these distressing behaviors in healthcare poses grave risks to clients and the workforce.
Courtesy of the prevalence of traumatic brain injuries in the military and across sports, this diagnosis has hit the mainstream, and case managers are challenged by a vast range of circumstances and factors they must take into consideration.
Provider participation in the BPCI Advanced program fell by 16% between October 1, 2018, and March 1, 2019, at the initiation of the risk-bearing phase of the voluntary payment program. Overall participation includes nearly 1,300 providers still participating, according to CMS.
CMS released a bulletin April 10 on behalf of HHS seeking providers to participate in a volunteer Provider Pilot Program to test the process for reviewing compliance with its HIPAA Administrative Simplification rules.
Q: I’m a benefits administrator, and I got a call from human resources about an email she received from an employee about a procedure performed by her physician that was not covered by her insurance. Can I discuss the case with human resources? Or should I talk directly to the employee?
