Case Management Advisor articles from May 2003

Case Management Advisor archives from May 2003

Depression management program encourages timely care: HEDIS scores rise in several areas.
May 1, 2003... A comprehensive approach to depression management has paid off for Health Alliance Plan (HAP), a Detroit-based HMO. The Depression Disease Management program includes educational mailings for members, behavioral health case management, a...

Program targets postpartum depression: aim is to avoid problems down the road.
May 1, 2003... Health Alliance Plan (HAP) takes a proactive approach to postpartum depression, screening all new mothers within two to four weeks of the birth. New mothers are mailed a postpartum packet with the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Screen...

Depression program maintains confidentiality: reminder calls increase patient compliance.
May 1, 2003... When Buffalo, NY-based Univera Healthcare decided to include depression management in its array of population-based disease management programs, the quality management staff were concerned about preserving patient confidentiality. "Because...

Boost compliance for patients on antipsychotics: work closely to make sure they get every dose.
May 1, 2003... Patients with psychological disorders who have been prescribed anti-psychotic drugs, such as mood stabilizers, may really want to take their medication as prescribed but need a lot of help to do so, asserts Dawn Velligan, PhD, associate...

Initiative achieves high return on investment: CMs coordinate care through the continuum.(case management)
May 1, 2003... A combination of short- and long-term case management coupled with an intensive disease management program has paid off for CIGNA Healthcare. CIGNA reports a 5:1 potential return on investment for case management services on actively...

Future offers CMs opportunities, challenges: services will be needed more than ever.(case management )
May 1, 2003... As the Commission for Case Management Certification (CCMC) celebrates its 10th anniversary this month, leaders in the case management field believe that the demand for case management will continue to grow as the health care system becomes more...

CM credentials becoming more important than ever: process helps public understand case manager role.(case management)
May 1, 2003... It's disturbing to Mindy Owen, RN, CRN, CCM, when she encounters someone who calls him- or herself a case manager but whose job description doesn't sound like case management at all. "Case management tends to be a buzz word, a title that...

CE questions.
May 1, 2003... 17. According to HEDIS 2000 figures, what percentage of Health Alliance Plan's commercial patients who were hospitalized for mental illness saw a counselor within 30 days of discharge? A. 32% B. 59% C. 92% D. 98% 18....

Symptom management gives allergy patients relief.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... While there is no effective treatment for alleric rhinitis, common allergies that cost $1.2 to $4.5 billion a year in direct medical costs, some patients can take steps to relieve symptoms, according to an evidence report from the Agency for...

More health care doesn't mean better health care, report says.
May 1, 2003... Regions of the United States where more health care is delivered don't provide better care than regions with more conservative practice patterns, according to studies by researchers at Dartmouth Medical School and the Veteran Affairs Medical...

Anxiety poorly managed in hospitalized patients.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Anxiety often is poorly managed in patients recovering from a heart attack, new research reports. (1) While medical records revealed that nearly 75% of patients in the study had received some sort of treatment for anxiety, symptoms of...

Bronchiolitis commonly treated with ineffective medicines.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Physicians commonly use a wide array of medications to treat bronchiolitis, a common lower-respiratory tract disease among infants and toddlers, but there is no compelling evidence to support these treatments, according to a new evidence report...