Case Management Advisor articles from February 2008

Case Management Advisor archives from February 2008

In-home monitoring helps at-risk veterans manage their health.
February 1, 2008... In-home monitoring helps at-risk veterans manage their health Program reduces home care, ED visits, and hospitalization Remote monitoring by trained telehealth care coordinators has improved the outcomes and saved costs for high-risk...

Health plan targets the medically underserved.
February 1, 2008... Health plan targets the medically underserved Programs engage community providers, civic leaders By collaborating with hospitals, schools, and members of the community, UPMC Health Plan is providing health care services to a population...

CMSA: Medicare should pay for care services.
February 1, 2008... CMSA: Medicare should pay for care services Organization asks CMS to change reimbursement The Case Management Society of America (CMSA) has requested that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) revise a recent ruling and...

Costs of hospice care less for most end-of-life patients.
February 1, 2008... Costs of hospice care less for most end-of-life patients Quality care and cost savings coincide Hospice managers have long suspected that their care both improves quality and saves payers money. Now there's a major research study of...

Risk of second heart attack doubles with job stress.
February 1, 2008... Risk of second heart attack doubles with job stress Do a better job of reaching out to workers with burnout When an employee returns to work after a heart attack, chronic job stress doubles their risk for another coronary heart disease...

Coalition takes on transition-of-care gaps.
February 1, 2008... Coalition takes on transition-of-care gaps The National Transitions of Care Coalition (NTOCC), a coalition of 27 multidisciplinary stakeholders led by the Case Management Society of America (CMSA), has drafted a policy statement setting out...

CE objectives/questions.
February 1, 2008... 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...