COVID-19 is a fast-growing, communicable, and deadly disease that has become a worldwide pandemic. With this disease attacking the US population it is changing our lives, but most specifically, hospital operations. As hospital operations are changed, our hospital case management roles change, as well.

Hospitals are struggling with determining best-practice, while social distancing and ensuring optimal outcomes for these patients, which may be critically ill. Limited visitors to a patient with a highly contagious disease changes the way we practice out case management processes with our patients and families. This disease will result in constantly changing strategies and we must keep up with them.

The case management department leader has specific responsibilities, as do RN and social work case managers. Understanding new rules and regulations, as well as how to ensure that standing rules and regulations are met, will be discussed.

Learning Objectives:-

• Crisis Standards of care review
• COVID-19 pandemic review and update
• CMS Fact Sheet and waivers review
• Medicaid and CHIP flexibilities
• COVID-19 impact on case management department
• Modifying hospital operations
• Modifying case management department operations
• Patient flow
• Regulations and reimbursement
• Discharge and transitional planning
• Organizing your day
• COVID-19 challenges

Why should You Attend?

COVID-19 is a fast-growing, communicable, and deadly disease that has become a worldwide pandemic. With this disease attacking the US population it is changing our lives, but most specifically, hospital operations. As hospital operations are changed, our hospital case management roles change, as well.

This webinar will address the current status of COVID-19, it impacts on our case management operations in the hospital. It will help hospital case management staff understand the challenges of this contagious disease in the hospital and strategies to ensure case management departments continue to implement the functions of case management: care coordination, utilization management, discharge planning, and resource management. Successful strategies will be shared so you can determine best practices for your hospital.

Who Should Attend?

• Directors of Case Management
• RN Case Managers
• Social Work Case Managers
• Directors of Social Work
• Physician Advisors
• Chief Medical Officers
• Executives Responsible for Case Management