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Data supporting associations of subclinical thyroid disease with symptoms or adverse clinical outcomes or benefits of treatment are few.
Graded activity can return a patient to full employment faster than usual care.
NHPCO to offer manager program; Hospital to pay $9.5M for Medicare billing issues; Two-page advance beneficiary notice gone; CMS describes HIPAA authorization form; Prescriptions blamed for dependencies.
Employees spread over a large geographic area, people who dont like sitting in one place for any length of time, patient visits that dont always follow a normal schedule, and a lengthy list of educational classes that staff members must take these are just a few of the challenges faced by home health managers as they address staff education.
Discharge planners and case managers certainly cannot accept cash payments from providers in exchange for referrals of patients. But what about non-cash items that have a relatively low value and that providers are not obligated to provide to case managers? Can case managers accept such items?
As you prepare your next fundraiser, you cant help but think: How often can we go to the same people year after year, sometimes more than once a year, before they say no more?
