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Improve clinical care with case management strategies
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Case managers may not be physicians, but they are still integral to the quality of patient care. Regardless of whether a case manager’s role includes clinical or medical case management, utilization review, discharge planning, or a combination of these and more, if the case manager can advocate for the patient during the medical encounter, he or she can influence good clinical care, says Jackie Birmingham, RN, MS, clinical leadership at naviHealth: A Cardinal Health Company.
2018 IPPS proposed rule: MS-DRG changes may be in store for TIA with tPA
Source: JustCoding
With new data feeding into DRGs, facilities can finally start to see the impact of coders reporting new ICD-10 specificity and if cases are going to the same DRG groups that they did in ICD-9-CM. One MS-DRG group falling into question this year is for acute ischemic stroke with use of thrombolytic agent. 
How much should hospital trustees know about patient safety?
Source: HealthLeaders Media
They think they know a lot, research shows. But patient safety professionals are not as confident in trustee knowledge.
OCR announces seventh HIPAA settlement of the year
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
The Office for Civil Rights announced its seventh HIPAA violation settlement of 2017, putting the agency well on its way to topping last year’s record-setting number of HIPAA settlements.
 

Daily Q&A

Q&A: Discharge lounges
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Q: What should hospitals bear in mind if opting to use discharge lounges for patients rather than keeping them in a bed until their ride arrives?

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This library includes comprehensive training for case managers on the floor as well as those who are directors or managers. It provides the core skills vital to get staff up to speed in an engaging, interactive learning format by providing popular topics essential to case management and covering them in great detail.
 

    

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