Case Management Articles by Topic: Staff Education and Development

What are the benefits of using whiteboards to track patient discharges?

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

  Imagine a communication tool in patient rooms that allows interaction between the patient, his or...

Free software can help you prepare for RAC audits

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

  Do you ever wonder how the postacute transfer rule will affect the reimbursement for a particular...

Expediting discharges with a case manager–nurse practitioner model

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

  Organizing and executing discharges in a timely manner at a busy teaching hospital is quite an...

CMW Mentor Moment: Evaluate your facility's ED solutions

• Case Management Weekly, Issue 7, February 18, 2009

  On Monday, February 16, 2009, HCPro, Inc., launched a new, free online resource for hospital case...

CMW News: Patients unable to recognize physicians, study finds

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

  A new study conducted by the University of Chicago and published in the Annals of Internal Medicine...

CMW Sneak Peek: Starting case managers out on the right foot

• Case Management Weekly, Issue 3, January 21, 2009

  Despite the effect the economic downturn is having on the national job market, hospitals still face...

CMW Tip of the Week: A second look at observation orders

• Case Management Weekly, Issue 2, January 14, 2009

  Last week’s tip on standardizing physician level of care orders inspired some readers to...

Starting case managers on the right foot

• Case Management Monthly, Issue 1, January 1, 2009

  Despite the effect the economic downturn is having on the national job market, hospitals still face...

Improve patient advocacy by creating a managed care partnership

• Case Management Monthly, Issue 1, January 1, 2009

  Managed care companies are viewed as the Goliath to a case management program’s David...

CMW Tip of the Week: Communication is key with physician advisors

• Case Management Weekly, Issue 52, December 31, 2008

  This week’s tip comes from Sharon Mass, PhD, ACM, and Donna Ukanowicz, MS, RN, ACM.

CMW Tip of the Week: Hospitalists reduce length of stay

• Case Management Weekly, Issue 49, December 10, 2008

  Hospitalists create a win-win situation for themselves and the hospitals they work in, says Toni...

CMW Tip of the Week: Clarifying delivery of the IM

• Case Management Weekly, Issue 48, December 3, 2008

  Last week’s tip on delivering the Important Message (IM) from Medicare prompted some...

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...

Case managers and documentation specialists: Collaboration for improved documentation and communication

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

  The relationship between clinical documentation specialists (CDS) and case managers is not...

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...

Say yes to best practices in denial prevention

• Case Management Monthly, Issue 10, October 1, 2008

  Today, hospitals are facing many challenges: Shrinking payer sources, increasing charity care...