Case Management

Case Management Articles by Topic: Leadership and Management

Case Management Monthly, November 2009

  • Case Management Monthly, Issue 11, November 1, 2009

    Inside: Clearing up condition code 44 confusion What are some innovative ways case managers can...

Case Management Monthly, October 2009

  • Case Management Monthly, Issue 10, October 1, 2009

    Answers to your questions about dealing with undocumented patients Process tips from your peers...

Case Management Monthly, September 2009

  • Case Management Monthly, Issue 9, September 1, 2009

    Inside: One facility re-develops an assessment tool to ensure documentation What are the benefits...

Recruit and retain staff for top-notch case management

  • Case Management Monthly, Issue 8, August 1, 2009

    Carolinas Medical Center (CMC) in Charlotte, NC, didn’t have a big problem with turnover...

Case Management Monthly, August 2009

  • Case Management Monthly, Issue 8, August 1, 2009

    Expediting discharges with a case manager-nurse practitioner model How CMS’ 9th Scope of...

Case Management Monthly, July 2009

  • Case Management Monthly, Issue 7, July 12, 2009

    Inside: Virtual patient advocate could reduce readmissions Case managers intervene to aid...

Managing long LOS patients

  • Case Management Monthly, Issue 6, June 1, 2009

    There are several reasons that some patients end up staying in the hospital for long amounts of...

Case Management Monthly, June 2009

  • Case Management Monthly, Issue 6, June 1, 2009

    Inside: Observation status: Tips for accurate care determination Partner with hospitalists to...

CMW Tip of the Week: Free physician advisor tools

  • Case Management Weekly, Issue 21, May 27, 2009

    Take advantage of two free tools—courtesy of the Association of Clinical Documentation...

CMW Tip of the Week: Know when to set up a care team meeting

  • Case Management Weekly, Issue 18, May 6, 2009

    This week’s tip comes from Karen Zander, RN, MS, CMAC, FAAN.

Case management's role in managing denials

  • Case Management Monthly, Issue 5, May 1, 2009

    A comprehensive understanding of hospital denials and their root causes will not only avoid...

Determining accurate caseloads

  • Case Management Monthly, Issue 5, May 1, 2009

    When case management caseloads become unmanageable, mistakes inevitably occur.

Case Management Monthly, May 2009

  • Case Management Monthly, Issue 5, May 1, 2009

    Case Management Monthly, an 8-page monthly newsletter, is a one-of-a-kind training, support, and...

Evaluate your facility's UR committee

  • Case Management Weekly, Issue 10, March 11, 2009

    This week’s tip comes from Karen Zander, RN, MS, CMAC, FAAN.

CMW Tip of the Week: Case management weekend coverage

  • Case Management Weekly, Issue 5, February 4, 2009

    This week’s tip, an Ask the Expert, was submitted by a Case Management Weekly reader and...

How case management fits into the organization

  • Case Management Monthly, Issue 2, February 1, 2009

    Case management is an invaluable part of a hospital, but how is it recognized by the...

CMW Tip of the Week: Standardize physician level of care orders

  • Case Management Weekly, Issue 1, January 7, 2009

    This week’s tip is provided by Deborah K. Hale, CCS.  

Taking an interdisciplinary approach to attacking avoidable days

  • Case Management Monthly, Issue 12, December 1, 2008

    As facilitators and coordinators of patient care services, case managers are in the best position...

Maximizing your PA program: How one facility uses PAs to create a team approach to patient care

  • Case Management Monthly, Issue 12, December 1, 2008

    If you are not taking advantage of the expertise your physician advisor (PA) can offer to your case...

Make advocacy and quality the focus of a comprehensive case management program

  • Case Management Monthly, Issue 11, November 1, 2008

    If your case management program is like most, it focuses mainly on utilization review and discharge...

Ask June

  • Case Management Monthly, Issue 11, November 1, 2008

    Hospitalists, who specialize in the management of hospitalized patients, take over for PCPs when...