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An emergency physician is managing an acute myocardial infarction, arranging for a patient transfer, sewing up a laceration, and putting in a chest tube, with 20 people still waiting to be seen in the waiting room.
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"When I conduct an initial review of the chart, I read it from the beginning, like a story starting with the emergency department notes, through the history and physical and start building a story from a clinical standpoint.
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Regular audits and continuing education are the keys to a successful documentation assurance program, says Liz Youngblood, RN, MBA, vice president, patient care support services at Baylor Health Care System in Dallas.
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If your documentation assurance program focuses on reimbursement alone, you're not going far enough. With pay-for-performance initiatives on the rise and increasing mandates for public reporting of hospital data, it's critical that the medical record accurately reflect the severity of illness and the services provided to your patients.
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A one-year study that followed 252 patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) shows that home-based rehabilitation can produce the same results that outpatient hospital-based rehabilitation.
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At Regence, a health insurer in the northwest mountain state region, case managers and disease managers work hand in hand and share an electronic care management software system that allows them to seamlessly manage the care of their Medicare Advantage members.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) now requires certain durable medical equipment (DME) suppliers to post a surety bond.
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Don't you feel like you've given yourself a gift when you redeem those points that you earned with your credit card? A free flight, a no-cost hotel stay, or dinner at a restaurant you've always wanted to try, are all rewards offered by credit card programs in an attempt to keep you a loyal, paying customer.
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Although independence is an attractive feature of working in home health, job satisfaction can be affected negatively if the home health worker does not feel safe.
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Diversification is not only sound investment advice during these rocky economic times, but it also is sound fundraising advice. While a financial advisor will recommend a mix of cash, short-term savings such as certificates of deposit and stocks in a variety of industries or types of companies, fundraising experts for hospice recommend a development plan that addresses passive and active efforts as well as short- and long-term activities.
