Case Management Advisor articles from December 2004

Case Management Advisor archives from December 2004

New guidelines help case managers promote medication adherence: CMSA tackles $100 billion-a-year problem.(Case Management Society of America )
December 1, 2004... Nonadherence to medication therapies traditionally has been like the weather. Everybody talks about it but nobody does anything about it. The Case Management Society of America (CMSA), based in Little Rock, AR, is changing all that with the...

Daily monitoring reduces admissions, costs: device allows patients to submit data from home.
December 1, 2004... A home monitoring program for patients with complex chronic conditions has reduced hospitalizations by as much as 50% to 80%, according to Charles Hart, vice president of Cardiocom, a Minneapolis-based company that works with managed care...

Preventive health is focus of partnership: programs aim at preventing disease, exacerbation.
December 1, 2004... Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield is expanding its successful preventive health programs into the community, partnering with local organizations to offer health improvement programs to the public. "It's a natural fit with our mission of...

WebM&M teaches by example with case studies: site draws quality managers, safety professionals.
December 1, 2004... One of the great challenges in the whole world of quality and patient safety is learning to take advantage of the richness of clinical cases," says Robert M. Wachter, MD, professor and associate chairman in the department of medicine at the...

Link between hospice care, long-term facilities needed: marketing to nursing/homes requires persistence.
December 1, 2004... Increasing numbers of elderly Americans spend their last days in nursing homes, and very few benefit from hospice services, experts say. Researchers and national health care experts predict that the number of people who die in nursing homes...

Career advancement: grow in the right areas: more emphasis on technology in future.
December 1, 2004... Whether to meet continuing education requirements, get a better job or to satisfy a personal desire to improve in the profession, occupational health nurses always are looking for opportunities for professional development. "It's important...

CE questions.
December 1, 2004... The semester ends with this issue. After completing this semester's activity, participants must complete the evaluation form provided in this issue and return it in the reply envelope included to receive a certificate of completion. When your...