July 16, 2018

Case Management in the ED: Getting Patient Status Right the First Time

31 minutes

Case managers being situated in the emergency department (ED) appears to be a trend that is gaining traction nationwide, as results indicate that such a move helps determine appropriate status while also identifying patients who are appropriate for placement into a skilled nursing facility (SNF) directly (instead of placing them into the hospital while searching for a facility).

We have two reports on this trending topic during this edition of Monitor Mondays. Leading our report is Juliet Ugarte Hopkins, a physician advisor for case management, utilization, and clinical documentation at ProHealth Care, Inc. in Wisconsin. Dr. Hopkins will also report on structured interdisciplinary bedside rounds (SIBRs), an emerging practice that allows collaboration with the care team on a daily basis.

Providing a first-person perspective on the role of case managers as registered nurses in the ED will be Kathleen K. Borchard, an RN case manager at Waukesha Memorial Hospital, also in Wisconsin.

The broadcast rundown also will include:

RAC Report: Healthcare attorney Knicole Emanuel, a partner at the Potomac Law Group, has the latest news on the Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs).

Hot Topics: Monitor Mondays senior correspondent Nancy Beckley, president and CEO of Nancy Beckley and Associates, reports on the 2019 Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule’s impact on outpatient therapy.

Medicare Advantage Report: Monitor Mondays national correspondent J. Paul Spencer, a senior healthcare consultant for DoctorsManagement, continues to report on the vexing issue of Medicare Advantage.

Monday Rounds: Ronald Hirsch, MD, vice president of R1 Physician Advisory Services, reports on the 2019 Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule released by CMS on Thursday.

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