About The Instructor

Sara Williams, MSN, RN, ACM-RM, has over 35 years of healthcare experience and since 2009, has been dedicated to the advancement of case management in the acute inpatient and ambulatory case management settings. She was instrumental in the development of a Medicare Innovation project that integrated case management/population health model that addressed care across the continuum for a major health system and served as a System Director of Case Management for a 10-hospital health system, where she led the implementation of a standardized care coordination, utilization review, and denial management model for all acute care hospitals within the system.

Learning Objectives

1. Describe the domains of Social Determinants of Health and how these factors influence health outcomes for a population. 2. Explain the four parts of Medicare and coverage of each entity that affect patient care, placement, and copays.   3. Outline the process for identifying patients who are appropriate for care coordination in the acute care setting, across the life span. 4. Define the role of the Social Work Case Manager in coordinating care specific to a disease process and/or chronic condition.   5. Identify the process for treatment & coordination of care that incorporates goals of care decisions, and guardianship/conservatorship requirements.

Week 1: One hour class reviewing the history and roles of social work in case management.

Week 2: One hour class understanding government and commercial payers.

Week 3: One hour class discussing Conditions of Participation specific to discharge planning standards.

Week 4: One hour class discussing diagnosis-specific care coordination needs for populations.

Week 5: One hour class detailing goals of care and patient rights.

Week 6: One hour class detailing social worker hospital practice settings.

Course Completion & CE Information

Course completion requirements: Attendees must attend the entire course and complete a course evaluation to be eligible for CE credit. Certificates of completion will be emailed within 10 business days of course and evaluation completion. Phoenix Medical Management [provider number pending approval] is an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider period: [dates pending approval]. Social workers completing this course receive 6.0 general continuing education credits.

Questions? 

Please contact (954) 941-6505 if you have questions, concerns, or grievances about this course. Email [email protected] for ADA accommodation. Space is limited. Cancellations must be received prior to the event date to be eligible for a refund.