by kcastady@parthenonmgmt.com | Jan 13, 2025 | Blog, Spotlight
By Joyace G. Ussin, MSN, RN, BSBM, CCM This year will commemorate the twentieth (20) year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the category three Hurricane that devastated New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf coast on August 29, 2005. This topic hits home for me, being...
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...
by kcastady@parthenonmgmt.com | Dec 19, 2024 | Blog, Clinical Care
By Michelle Luce, MSN, RN, CCM Lipedema, a chronic tissue disorder, affects about 10%–11% of women, or approximately 400 million worldwide. Yet, it remains a largely misunderstood condition. Often mistaken for obesity or lymphedema, Lipedema causes disproportionate...
by kcastady@parthenonmgmt.com | Nov 28, 2024 | Blog, Health and Wellness
By Janet Coulter, MSN, MS, RN, CCM, FCM Autumn is here! What a beautiful time of year! The leaves are changing colors, temperatures are cooling down, and the days seem to be getting shorter. It’s a wonderful time to go hiking and enjoy the vibrant foliage. Bonfires...
by kcastady@parthenonmgmt.com | Nov 25, 2024 | Blog, Perspectives
By Dr. Ellen Fink-Samnick DBH, MSW, LCSW, ACSW, CCM, CCTP, CRP, FCM The First of Many I arrived on the unit for morning rounds no sooner than one of the physicians approached me. “Just a heads up, Ellen. Be careful if you visit room 232.” “If?...
