Case Management Advisor articles from August 2006

Case Management Advisor archives from August 2006

Creative approaches help members keep asthma under control.
August 1, 2006... Creative approaches help members keep asthma under control Costs of disease top $11.6 billion a year Health plans across the country are coming up with innovative ways to tackle asthma, a disease that costs $11.6 billion a year in...

Comprehensive approach includes educating docs.
August 1, 2006... Comprehensive approach includes educating docs Decreases asthma-related admits, ED visits Blue Cross of California State Sponsored Business takes a comprehensive approach to asthma management, partnering with the Fresno Valley Air...

Disease managers visit asthma patients in the ICU.(Disease/Disorder overview)
August 1, 2006... Disease managers visit asthma patients in the ICU Members are more agreeable when in crisis When members of Passport Health Plan are hospitalized in the intensive care unit for asthma, the plan's asthma disease managers visit them...

Asthma management program shows a 2-1 ROI.(return on investment)
August 1, 2006... Asthma management program shows a 2-1 ROI Program provides home visits for severely ill patients Optima Health's asthma disease management program has generated $2.10 in savings for every dollar spent on members who have been...

Plan takes a collaborative approach to asthma.
August 1, 2006... Plan takes a collaborative approach to asthma Program stretches across multiple departments The saying, "It takes a village" applies to asthma control as well, says Pamela Persichilli, RNC, director of clinical operations for Horizon...

System shows diversity in rapid response teams.
August 1, 2006... System shows diversity in rapid response teams Facilities find ways to make the approach work The implementation of rapid response teams in seven different facilities in the Seton Healthcare Network in Austin, TX, is a virtual "living...

Be vigilant: Sharps safety still tops OSHA citations.
August 1, 2006... Be vigilant: Sharps safety still tops OSHA citations Injuries occur with safety devices Despite widespread conversion to sharps safety devices, hospitals are more likely to be cited for violations of the bloodborne pathogens standard...

Hospice offers end-of life planning to community.
August 1, 2006... Hospice offers end-of life planning to community Hospice's census rose 59% with program Hospices sometimes find it challenging to meet a community's needs in end of life planning and bereavement services, since these are only a small...

CE/CME objectives/questions.
August 1, 2006... 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...