Discharge Planning Advisor Archives – January 1, 2008
January 1, 2008
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Here's what you need to know about Medicare's Important Message
Medicare's Important Message (IM) has been around for years, but a change to the rule and the process for imparting the IM has thrown many in discharge planning for a loop. -
Know the new HINNs; use QIO as a resource
Changes to Medicare's Important Message (IM), informing patients of their rights to Medicare services and to question discharge decisions, which went into effect in July 2007, coincided with a revamping of the hospital-issued notices of noncoverage (HINNs) that notify patients of their financial responsibility if they receive services not covered by Medicare. -
The line in the sand: Social workers, case managers
The blurring of lines between the role of social worker and nurse case manager in discharge planning has been the source of tension between the two specialties for more than two decades. But one expert says some organizations spend perhaps a little too much time defining roles and too little time figuring out ways to share responsibility. -
For the Record
CMS offers clarification on HIPAA medical privacy rule; 'Medicare should cover care coordination services'