Case Management Advisor articles from April 2009

Case Management Advisor archives from April 2009

Personal contact helps identify hard-to-find members for health plan.
April 1, 2009... Personal contact helps identify hard-to-find members for health plan Program coordinates care for the chronically ill Dania Anderson, LCSW, is something like a detective. As an outreach coordinator for Health Integrated, a targeted...

Collaborative effort helps chronically ill.
April 1, 2009... Collaborative effort helps chronically ill Program targets members with psycho-social issues An approach that incorporates its telephonic integrated health coaching services with health plan case management and other health management...

Look to your reinsurer for help on difficult cases.
April 1, 2009... Look to your reinsurer for help on difficult cases Experts can help provide cost-effective care If you are managing the care of a catastrophically ill or injured patient who needs complex care planning, coordination of resources from...

DPs can address patients' adherence barriers.(disease case managers)
April 1, 2009... DPs can address patients' adherence barriers Understanding and behavioral are big ones One key to discharge planning is understanding what might prevent your patient from following medication and other instructions. Once you have...

Patient perceptions guide discharge education process.
April 1, 2009... Patient perceptions guide discharge education process Patients often want more than what's allowed Transitions in health care are changing more quickly than patients' expectations, which is why it's important to address these...

To avoid disasters, be ready to answer these questions.
April 1, 2009... To avoid disasters, be ready to answer these questions Don't act without support A company with 100 employees dedicates an entire floor of the building to a fitness center, but like many companies, has had financial setbacks due to the...

Don't make these 4 financial mistakes.
April 1, 2009... Don't make these 4 financial mistakes When asking for resources for an occupational health initiative, you need to prepare a realistic program with solid goals and objectives; otherwise, you risk the program failing and your credibility...

CE objectives/questions.(continuing education)(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... CE objectives After reading this issue, continuing education participants will be able to: *Identify clinical, legal, legislative, regulatory, financial, and social issues relevant to case management. *Explain how those issues...