by kcastady@parthenonmgmt.com | Apr 15, 2024 | Blog
By Nannette Green, RN, MHA, CCM As case managers, we continuously seek information to be knowledgeable about programs that can be of great value and assist our patients, families, caregivers, and associated medical teams. One such program is the Assisted Living Waiver...
by kcastady@parthenonmgmt.com | Jan 4, 2024 | Blog
By Patricia Noonan, MBA, RN, CCM, CDP, FCM In July 2023, CMS announced it would launch and test a new alternative payment model to improve dementia care across the country beginning in July 2024. Under the direction of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation...
by kcastady@parthenonmgmt.com | Nov 20, 2023 | Blog
By Jennifer Wofford The Cambridge Dictionary defines a caregiver as someone who takes care of a person who is young, old, sick, or disabled (=having an illness, injury, or condition that makes it difficult for them to do some things that other people do), either...
by kcastady@parthenonmgmt.com | Feb 27, 2023 | Blog
By Victoria Cunningham, RRT, CCM For the past 40 years, patients have told me they are disgruntled with their healthcare because they are never sure what the cost will be for services or procedures. These countless conversations have caused me to reflect: Healthcare...
by kcastady@parthenonmgmt.com | Feb 23, 2023 | Blog
By Sandra Zawalski, MSN Ed, RN, CRRN, CCM, ABDA, MSCC What happens when the caregiver gets sick, disabled or is out of commission for even a short period of time? Healthcare professionals are well known to ignore their own health to better care for their families,...