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HealthGrades Names America's 50 Best Hospitals
Posted on: 3/3/2010
HealthGrades, an independent healthcare ratings organization, recently released a report identifying America’s 50 Best Hospitals for 2010... View Full Posting
Tempers Flare at Healthcare Summit
Posted on: 2/25/2010
Tempers flared during today's health care summit as Congressional leaders on both sides of the issue debated the right solution to the United States' healthcare problems... View Full Posting
System-Based Changes Enhance Throughput and Meet Increased Demand
Posted on: 2/23/2010
Health Care Reform Discussion Resumes on Thursday
Posted on: 2/22/2010
This Thursday, Feb. 25th, President Obama is hoping to re-energize the discussion on health care reform by hosting a bipartisan meeting of Congressional leaders... View Full Posting
Study Contends LOS has Little Impact on Hospital Admission Cost
Posted on: 2/16/2010
A study performed at the University of Michigan Medical Center provides an argument against the idea that reducing length of stays yields large cost savings... View Full Posting
Study Examines Hospitals’ Effectiveness in Protecting Patients from HAI
Posted on: 2/8/2010
A recent study released by Consumer Reports provides a revealing look into hospitals’ effectiveness in protecting patients from healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)... View Full Posting
CMS Answers RAC Questions on Condition Code 44, Medicare Part B, Observation
Posted on: 2/2/2010
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released new Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) FAQs... View Full Posting
CMS Document Provides Insight Into Level of Care Challenges
Posted on: 1/26/2010
Patients’ understanding of level of care presents a number of challenges to hospital case managers across the country... View Full Posting
Evidence-Based Treatments Contribute to Improved Quality Measures
Posted on: 1/20/2010
According to the report, Improving America's Hospitals: The Joint Commission's Annual Report on Quality and Safety 2009, U.S. hospitals demonstrated continual improvement between 2002 and 2008 on 12 quality measures, reflecting the best evidence-based treatments for heart attack, heart failure, and pneumonia... View Full Posting
Connolly Posts New CMS-Approved RAC Audit Issues
Posted on: 1/13/2010
Connolly Healthcare, the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) for Region C, has recently updated its list of CMS-approved RAC audit issues for all states in Region C... View Full Posting
Announcements
Celebrate Social Work Month - March 2010
March is Social Work Month - We encourage you to take time this month to celebrate with colleagues and friends and recognize the hard work and commitment of social workers in your organization - click here
Deadline for Discounted Hotel Rates Approaching
March 16, 2010 is the deadline to take advantage of discounted room rates for the 2010 NICM/ACMA National Conference. The Grand Hyatt San Antonio is offering a discounted room rate of $210 to conference participants - click here
ACMA Introduces Social Work Case Management Fellowship
The Fellowship is governed and bestowed by ACMA in partnership with the University of Southern California School of Social Work and Cedars Sinai Medical Center, and offers a premiere educational experience for social work professionals - click here
Evaluations/CEs Now Available
Session evaluation forms for ACMA conferences, including the 2009 Leadership Webinar Series, are now available - click here
CMIP© Curriculum Available for Purchase
The Case Management Internship Program© (CMIP©) is a comprehensive orientation program now available for purchase through ACMA. The program materials include a 400 page manual of orientation materials and tools, as well as the entire program on two CDs. To download the CMIP© order form, click here.
