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1. Rn Case Mngr Position With Ccm Preferred?????

   kTIE replied to powernurse's topic in Case Management

   What I mean is you will have more opportunities in many different areas and more companies ( if you work for an insurance company, I am surprised they are not asking you to have this cert). I average quite a few offers and this is what I mean by lucr...

2. What do Case Managers do?

   kTIE replied to Krither's topic in Case Management

   Okay, typically I start with my census, looking at the dx, patient;s age and insurance company. I need the dx to plan whether it will be complex ( intracerebral bleed ) vs possible routine ( hip replacement or knee replacement). I look at the age b...

3. ROLL CALL - Case Managers!!!

   kTIE replied to LasVegasRN's topic in Case Management

   Katie RN, BSN, CCM, got my CCM in 05. Worked in Hospital base case management and now I am transitioning to a medical group ( also hospital based).

4. what is the max case load for disease specific case managers.

   kTIE replied to sassy3's topic in Case Management

   As a hospital base case manager, I have had anywhere from 14-28 patients case load.

5. pros & cons

   kTIE replied to Suzy2's topic in Case Management

   The Pro's: You have alot of opportunities to work in very different settings, insurance companies, hospitals, medical groups and private. Your hours are mainly 9-5 and if you choose to, you can work weekend. The pay ( in california ) is about 35-40...

6. Rn Case Mngr Position With Ccm Preferred?????

   kTIE replied to powernurse's topic in Case Management

   I am a CCM and it is lucrative if you are working for an insurance company or medical group. It is a certification that requires you having worked in the field and then you take the test. The certification is good for 5 yrs and you need all CCM CEU'...

7. Interqual?

   kTIE replied to Ginger35's topic in Case Management

   Most hospitals and some insurance companies use Interqual guidelines to admit patients to the hospital. It is expensive to maintain the books but if you as a case manager ever have to answer to a lawyer as to what criteria you discharged a patient (...

8. DC planning for new trach

   kTIE replied to IngyRN's topic in Case Management

   You can also sent him to a board and care if he needs "round the clock" monitoring or just someone to be around in case something goes wrong. This is not covered by Medicaid, but it would be a better situation than home with a person who may not be c...

9. is acute rehab considered med/surg?

   kTIE replied to celle507's topic in General Nursing

   acute rehab is considered acute care. It is billed that way and insurances and Medicare both recognize it as acute care. Where do you get that acute rehab is equal to subacute or snf or tcu?????

10. I say this patient is being abused...

    kTIE replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    You need to report this to your social worker on the floor. She will take it out of your hands and if she feels necessary to report this to A.P.S. Your supervisor will not be able to follow this up as well as the social worker or case manager on you...

11. is acute rehab considered med/surg?

    kTIE replied to celle507's topic in General Nursing

    In the facility close to our hospital, a patient is basically med surg and all the patient's they accept have to be able to tolerage at least 3-4 hours of speech, occupational and physical therapy. They can have medical conditions that require medic...

12. Ever Been Called To Provide A Deposition

    kTIE posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was just notified by my last employer that a patient and her husband are filing a lawsuit against the hospital. I have never been to one of these. Should I provide my own counsel or let the hospital represent me during the deposition? Any experi...