Case Management Advisor articles from February 2005

Case Management Advisor archives from February 2005

Holistic approach helps plan provide care for members with special needs: case management, social work go hand-in-hand.
February 1, 2005... Since Horizon NJ Health plan started its Care Coordination Unit (CCU), a comprehensive, holistic program for Medicaid beneficiaries with special needs in 2000, costs of care for special-needs members have dropped in many cases. ...

Parents' skills crucial for pediatric patients: sicker patients increase value of assessment.
February 1, 2005... Home care agencies providing care to pediatric patients must pay careful attention to the competency of the parent caregiver to make sure that he or she is ready for the challenge of caring for a child on a ventilator or a feeding tube. ...

Team approach cuts costs for the chronically ill: efforts go beyond traditional hospital care.
February 1, 2005... A team approach and intensive case management of patients has helped San Francisco General Hospital cut the number of hospitalizations and costs for patients who frequently were hospitalized. The team's efforts go far beyond traditional...

Dallas program slashes presenteeism rates: losses to musculoskeletal disorders drop 62%.(Managing the Costs of Human Capital--Health and Productivity in the Workplace)
February 1, 2005... Presenteeism can seem an almost insurmountable cost of doing business, but a two-year study and project by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (FRBD) shows that reducing the direct and indirect costs of a major cause of lost productivity is...

Collaborative effort sees improvement in LOS: simultaneous opening of clinic key to QI success.(lengths of stay )
February 1, 2005... Evergreen Healthcare in Kirkland, WA, has used a combination of collaboration with an outside consultant and a diverse in-house team to achieve dramatic reductions in lengths of stay (LOS) and readmission rates for congestive heart failure...

Certification helps CMs meet today's challenges: skills, knowledge, competency enhanced.(Guest Column)
February 1, 2005... Hospital-based case managers are facing mounting challenges today, from the aging of the population and the rise in chronic health conditions to the escalating cost of health care services and advancements in medical technologies. They are...

CE objectives/questions.
February 1, 2005... 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 affect case managers...

Prepare for an unusual flu season: vaccine shortages may wreak havoc with EDs.(emergency department planning for influenza outbreaks)
February 1, 2005... With the unprecedented shortage of influenza vaccine this flu season, hospitals are scrambling to prepare for what may be a record number of flu patients presenting to their already overcrowded emergency departments (EDs) and for staff...