Case Management Advisor articles from March 2009

Case Management Advisor archives from March 2009

Hospitalist case managers save money, bed days for IPA.(independent practice association)
March 1, 2009... Hospitalist case managers save money, bed days for IPA On-site staff help ensure timely discharge After Sharp Community Medical Group placed its own case managers in hospitals to help the hospitalists manage their patients, overall bed...

Medical group CMs coordinate care.
March 1, 2009... Medical group CMs coordinate care Patients to get care they need to avoid readmissions At Sharp Community Medical Group, case managers work in a variety of settings to make sure that patients are getting the care they need in a timely...

'Senior Sensitivity' training helps staff understand.
March 1, 2009... 'Senior Sensitivity' training helps staff understand Participants simulate vision and hearing loss Before they start their job managing the care of senior members, case managers at Senior Care Action Network (SCAN) Health Plan try to...

A small-scale wellness program got big results.
March 1, 2009... A small-scale wellness program got big results Because the average UPS driver walks four and one-half miles a day, you'd think it would be difficult to convince them to come in early for a two-mile warm-up walk, but they do. This is just...

Let employees decide how to be safer and healthier.
March 1, 2009... Let employees decide how to be safer and healthier Workers ID root causes of accidents Instead of management telling UPS employees how to improve their health and safety, the company's 12,000 frontline employees, who sit on more than...

Needlestick benchmark can be safety 'snapshot'.
March 1, 2009... Needlestick benchmark can be safety 'snapshot' Internal comparisons may be most helpful Suppose needlesticks at one of your health care facilities rose this year compared to last year. That doesn't sound so good. Clearly things are not...

Are sleepy workers a threat to safety, productivity?
March 1, 2009... Are sleepy workers a threat to safety, productivity? About one-third of 1,000 workers said they had fallen asleep or become very sleepy at work in the previous month, according to a recent National Sleep Foundation survey..sup.1 Also, about...

Simple changes can benefit shift workers.
March 1, 2009... Simple changes can benefit shift workers Shift workers are at higher risk for injuries, accidents, and absenteeism, but simple work schedule changes can improve the health of these employees, according to a new review of 26 studies of shift...

Employees might be going to India for surgery.
March 1, 2009... Employees might be going to India for surgery Wellpoint is testing a program that allows patients the option of going to India for elective surgery, according to The New York Times..sup.1 There are no out-of-pocket medical costs, and travel...

Telephone may be effective in weight loss maintenance.
March 1, 2009... Telephone may be effective in weight loss maintenance Face-to-face and telephone follow-up sessions appear to be more effective in the maintenance of weight loss for women from rural communities compared with weight loss education alone,...

CE objectives/questions.(continuing education)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... 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...