While new regulatory mandates and payer requirements are making case management essential, case managers are still not getting the recognition they deserve in the form of increased compensation.
In the brave new world of healthcare, what goes right and wrong in patient care can't be blamed on someone else along the continuum of care.
The eight False Claims Act lawsuits being pursued against Health Management Associates (HMA) illustrate the risk that hospital executives take when they aggressively seek increased revenue without adequately assessing the potential for fraud charges, say healthcare fraud experts who are watching the case closely.
A young child was diagnosed with an unbalanced chromosomal translocation, a chromosomal abnormality resulting in the need for 24-hour care throughout his life.
