by kcastady@parthenonmgmt.com | Oct 6, 2025 | Blog, Health and Wellness
By Amanda Law, RN BSN CCM It is 11:51 AM, and I am already frantic. In under 10 minutes, I have a final video interview for a senior learning and development specialist position, which consists of a one-hour panel interview with current department members, during...
by kcastady@parthenonmgmt.com | Sep 29, 2025 | Advocacy and Policy, Blog
By Tami Wantola, BSN, RN and Sandra Zawalski, MSN, RN, CRRN, CCM In January 2025, Maryland’s disability community was blindsided by the unthinkable: a proposed $200 million slash to the Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) budget...
by kcastady@parthenonmgmt.com | Sep 25, 2025 | Blog, Perspectives
By Brenda Sutliff, MSN, RN Fred has been developmentally disabled since birth. He was non-verbal and came to our hospital with a bowel obstruction due to Pica. He lived in a long-term nursing home known to have a less-than-desirable reputation, but it was one of...
by kcastady@parthenonmgmt.com | Sep 18, 2025 | Blog, Case Management
By Ronald Hirsch, MD, FACP, ACPA-C, CHRI, CHCQM The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services recently made headlines with its report on the increasing rates at which Medicare patients left hospitals against medical advice...
by kcastady@parthenonmgmt.com | Aug 4, 2025 | Blog, Case Management
By Janet Coulter, MSN, MS, RN, CCM, FCM In the world of professional case management, we are often encouraged to focus on outcomes such as improved patient satisfaction, reduced hospital readmissions, shortened lengths of stay, and seamless transitions of care. Case...