by kcastady@parthenonmgmt.com | Oct 9, 2025 | Blog, Case Management
By Megan Owen Heaton, LCSW, CCM We’ve all heard the typical consent speech before surgery: “If you don’t proceed, you risk dying sooner; if you do, we extend your life.” But what if the outcome isn’t so clear-cut? What if the truth lies somewhere in the ambiguous and...
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 25, 2025 | Blog, Case Management
By Dr. Colleen Morley, DNP, RN, CCM, CMAC, CMGT-BC, CMCN, ACM-RN, FCM, FAACM When we think of research, many of us picture academics in lab coats or clinicians running randomized trials. We don’t always see ourselves—case managers—reflected in that image. But here’s...
by kcastady@parthenonmgmt.com | Jul 14, 2025 | Blog, Case Management
By Mary Rose Ready RN, MSN, CCM, ACM This manuscript, Case Management and Utilization Review in a Different Era, explores historical perspectives on case management and utilization review practices. The content reflects methodologies, regulatory influences, and...
by kcastady@parthenonmgmt.com | Jan 6, 2025 | Blog, Case Management
By Ronald Hirsch, MD, FACP, ACPA-C, CHRI, CHCQM The new rule, CMS-4204-F, will affect two distinct categories of fee-for-service Medicare patients and specifically excludes Medicare Advantage patients. The first, the retrospective group, are those who during a past...
