OP CDI: 7 Immediate Benefits for your Healthcare Organization
Streamline your healthcare organization’s operations with a robust Outpatient Clinical Documentation Integrity Program (OP CDI).
Reinventing Case Management
The proverb “necessity is the mother of invention” is easy enough to comprehend. Countless examples of humankind’s resourcefulness are chronicled in written history and recent transformative events, which we have all experienced firsthand. When change is the only option, smart, creative people rise to meet the challenge. The COVID-19 pandemic forced companies across the planet to adopt a virtual workforce strategy, one which was implemented almost overnight. For many industries, the successful transition brought new operational realities to the forefront. As a result, as we enter 2023, every service-oriented company should be prepared to answer three major questions: Prior to…
Dynamic Case Management: A transformative model for hospitals
The time has come for a new approach to hospital case management services. To date, most hospitals have adopted some form of the dyad (integrated) or triad (collaborative) model to deliver the major functions of patient care. In the dyad model, the case manager performs utilization management (UM) and discharge planning. In the triad model, one case manager performs UM, another performs discharge planning and a social worker addresses psychosocial issues. Because of staffing shortages, hospitals have been forced to employ travelers or contract labor, which is expensive, to handle these functions. Consequently, many hospitals no longer can afford to…
