discharge planning
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Transitions of Care
Chronic Wounds: A Case Manager’s Challenge in the Transition from Acute to Community-Based Care
BY RON BILLANO ORDONA, DNP, FNP-BC, GS-C, WCC In an article I wrote for Nursing Clinics of America, I highlighted the critical…
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Social Determinants of Health
Doing the Nitty-Gritty–Using SDOH
BY PEGGY A. ROSSI, BSN, MPA As someone who has done or taught discharge planning for many years, one key component…
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Communication
Do You Understand What Was Said?
BY SANDRA ZAWALSKI, MSN, RN, CRRN, CCM, ABDA, MSCC I sometimes wonder why patients are readmitted with the same diagnosis. Is…
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Transitions of Care
A Road Less Traveled: Bridge to Home
BY JENNIFER CLINE, PT, DHSC, MS, AND SHONA METCALF, RN, BSN, MSN, CCM, IQCI Carolinas Medical Center (CMC) in Charlotte, North Carolina,…
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Continuum of Care
An Innovative Solution to Helping Isolated Patients Avoid Guardianship
BY DEB HOUSE LMSW, CCM, AND ASHLEY ZAPP, LCSW As case managers, we spend considerable time working within various points…
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Best Practices
Implementing a Post-acute Resource Center to Improve Patient Care
BY SADIE HUTCHINSON, RN Baton Rouge General Medical Center (BRGMC) did a review of their care management department to evaluate and…
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Collaborative Care
Physician Advisor and Care Management Partnership for Effectively Managing Concurrent Denials
BY ANUJA MOHLA, DO, MBA, CHCQM-PHYADV Physician advisor leadership, in conjunction with case management expertise, can be an effective tool in…
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Advocacy
Case Managers Collaborate with Patient Advocates to Improve Health Outcomes
BY JANET BEESTING NELSON, BSN, RN, BCPA As a hospital-based case manager, you work extremely hard to coordinate care between physicians,…
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Mental Health
Struggling to Find Happiness After Childbirth: Identifying Mothers with Postpartum Depression
BY JENNIFER HEALY, MSN, RNC-OB, CCM The social stigma associated with any mental health concern, including postpartum depression, prevents many…
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COVID-19
COVID and Case Management Before and After
BY PATTI GRADY, MSSL, RN, CCM, CCP, CMCN COVID has brought significant change to case management practice in Texas as well…
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