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When the Answer Is No: A Case Manager’s Toughest Conversation 

When the Answer Is No: A Case Manager’s Toughest Conversation 

by kcastady@parthenonmgmt.com | Jul 24, 2025 | Blog, Case Management

By Angela Mounsey, BSN, RN, CCM, CPHQ  One of the most dreaded responsibilities of a case manager is issuing a letter of non-coverage to a patient or their family. It’s the moment when the care team determines that the patient no longer meets medical necessity for...
The Undoing of SDoH Reporting: What Case Managers Need to Know About CMS’s FY 2026 Proposed Rollbacks 

The Undoing of SDoH Reporting: What Case Managers Need to Know About CMS’s FY 2026 Proposed Rollbacks 

by kcastady@parthenonmgmt.com | May 5, 2025 | Blog, Spotlight, Standards of Practice

By Tiffany Ferguson, LMSW, CMAC, ACM In a significant policy reversal, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed significant changes that would roll back many of the Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) and equity-related reporting...
Medicaid Unwinding Update: Strategies for Case Managers

Medicaid Unwinding Update: Strategies for Case Managers

by kcastady@parthenonmgmt.com | Jul 29, 2024 | Blog

By Marie Stinebuck, MBA, MSN, RN, ACM  Children are losing Medicaid at alarming rates. This update provides key information, advocacy resources, and action steps for hospital case managers. Medicaid Unwinding Update: Strategies for Case Managers  This blog is a...
Discharge Planning in Hospitals – Two Important Clarifications

Discharge Planning in Hospitals – Two Important Clarifications

by kcastady@parthenonmgmt.com | Nov 9, 2023 | Blog

By Ronald Hirsch, MD, FACP, CHRI In 2019 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) adopted significant changes to the hospital discharge planning conditions of participation. As most know, the conditions of participation are rules by which a medical...
How Does the Loss of Medicaid for Up to 14.2 Million Americans Affect Hospitals?

How Does the Loss of Medicaid for Up to 14.2 Million Americans Affect Hospitals?

by kcastady@parthenonmgmt.com | Jul 17, 2023 | Blog

By Marie Stinebuck, MBA, MSN, ACM April 1, 2023, may have felt like any other day, but it was not. It began the unwinding and re-enrollment process for Medicaid beneficiaries due to the ending of the COVID-10 Public Health Emergency (PHE). According to the Department...
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