Case Management Advisor articles from March 2008

Case Management Advisor archives from March 2008

Community-based case managers guide consumers through health care maze.
March 1, 2008... Community-based case managers guide consumers through health care maze Closer relationships mean more effective care plans Faced with a complex, difficult-to-negotiate health care system, multiple providers, and myriad treatment...

Oncology CM helps clients with treatment, survivorship.
March 1, 2008... Oncology CM helps clients with treatment, survivorship Practitioner contracts with patients, families Working from her Chicago home, Susan Moore, RN, NP, uses her expertise gained from years as an oncology nurse practitioner to help...

Resource centers offer face-to-face support.
March 1, 2008... Resource centers offer face-to-face support Staff build relationships with Medicaid recipients It's not unusual for Medicaid recipients to walk into one of WellPoint's community resource centers and ask for help in getting an...

CM cancer program reduces readmissions.
March 1, 2008... CM cancer program reduces readmissions Proactive approach starts at diagnosis A cancer management program helps Great-West Healthcare increase the quality of life and reduce the cost of care for people with cancer by providing support...

These interventions may help night shift workers.
March 1, 2008... These interventions may help night shift workers Promote good sleep and dietary habits With evidence mounting of links between serious medical conditions and night shift work, you should evaluate your shift work policies and practices...

Treatment may help workers with arthritis.
March 1, 2008... Treatment may help workers with arthritis Workers need accommodations, rarely get them Treatment with a tumor necrosis factor (TNF) alpha blocker may help keep workers with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) employed, at least those with...

Plan STD educational outreaches for April.
March 1, 2008... Plan STD educational outreaches for April Best target audience is teens and young adults "There are about 19 million new cases of sexually transmitted infectious diseases each year in the United States, and they don't just happen to...

CE/CNE objectives/questions.
March 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...