by kcastady@parthenonmgmt.com | Mar 10, 2025 | Blog, Case Management
By Divya Jose, MSN , CCRN, CCM , ACM-RN Case Managers are not just coordinating care; they are often the lifeline that helps patients navigate a complex and frequently confusing healthcare system. We are the ones providing resources to patients when they face a new...
by kcastady@parthenonmgmt.com | Feb 4, 2025 | Blog, Case Management
By Janet Coulter, MSN, MS, RN, CCM, FCM The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a groundbreaking rule to expand Medicare Part D coverage to include anti-obesity medications (AOMs). This landmark proposal can potentially transform the...
by kcastady@parthenonmgmt.com | Jan 30, 2025 | Blog, Perspectives
By Jenny Quigley-Stickney MSN RN MHA MA CCM ACM-RN, CMAC, CPHM, FCM As I move from volunteerism activities at the CMSA national level to my local chapter, the Case Management Society of New England, I am often asked by attendees why they should be in the...
by kcastady@parthenonmgmt.com | Jan 23, 2025 | Blog, Standards of Practice
By Elizabeth W. Teet, DM, MPA, ABDA, CPM, QIDP In 1987, President Ronald Reagan signed into law the first significant revision of the federal standards for nursing home care since the 1965 creation of both Medicare and Medicaid (42 U.S.C. 1396r, 42 U.S.C. 1395i-3, 42...
by kcastady@parthenonmgmt.com | Jan 20, 2025 | Blog, Health and Wellness
By Cha-Loe Davis, LCSW, CCM In November, I met with my manager for my annual review. We began to discuss all my accomplishments over the past year. It was the first time I stopped and reflected on all the great things I had done. As a Co-Coordinator at the VA, I...