BY JENNY QUIGLEY-STICKNEY, RN, MSN, MHA, MA, CCM, ACM-RN, CPHM, CMAC
CMS 1135 pandemic waivers give healthcare providers throughout the COVID pandemic the ability to relax legal standards for Conditions of Participation and transitions of care. Allowing the healthcare industry flexibility with current CMS Conditions of Participation rules for managing transitions of care has increased fluidity and speed of transition for patient care.
BY GARRY CARNEAL, JD, MA
The U.S. medical system is dynamic and always evolving. Understanding the regulatory landscape is essential for case managers to optimize their patient-centered mission.
BY MARY MCLAUGHLIN DAVIS, DNP, MSN, ACNS-BC, NEA-BC, CCM, AND NANCY SKINNER, RN-BC, CCM, ACM-RN, CMCN CMSA and National Black Nurses Association (NBNA) member Stephanie Doibo and colleagues at Cleveland Clinic case manager meeting with Ohio Congressman David Joyce’s legislative aid. The past presidents of the Case Management Society of…
BY MORGAN GLEASON Exciting changes have been proposed by the Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT (ONC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that remove “information blocking” and increase patient access to medical information. As a 21-year-old patient, I am often frustrated by the healthcare…