by kcastady@parthenonmgmt.com | Oct 23, 2025 | Blog, Perspectives
By Adrienne Trzonkowski, MSM RRT-ACCS, RRT-NPS, AE-C, CCM As I begin to type my daily end-of-day projected discharge email, something hits me. I am writing the name of a gentleman who has been with us for over a hundred days. He is not going to rehab, he is not...
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 | Feb 12, 2024 | Blog
By Tiffany Ferguson, LMSW, CMAC, ACM I feel compelled to address the recent inquiries circulating on social media regarding the professional ownership of initial assessments in case management. The idea of whether this responsibility could be delegated to a...
by kcastady@parthenonmgmt.com | Feb 9, 2023 | Blog
By Tiffany Ferguson, LMSW, CMAC, ACM Maybe there is a greater understanding of patients’ understanding their Medicare appeal rights or maybe there is a growing occurrence of patients feeling like they are leaving too quickly from the hospital without a solid plan in...