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Case Management Advisor archives from May 2004
Creative solutions engage Medicaid patients in disease management; Bilingual nurses, counseling pay off with publicly insured population.
May 1, 2004... Medicaid recipients with chronic diseases are a difficult population to reach. Often, they're transient and face economic, linguistic, and cultural barriers to health care.
That's why McKesson Corp., based in San Francisco, came up with a...
DM program focuses on 17 conditions: insurer saves $36 million in claims in first year.(disease management)
May 1, 2004... In the first 12 months of a comprehensive disease management program for members with 17 chronic conditions and diseases, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota saved $36 million in claims, with a return-on-investment of $2.90 for every dollar...
Disease management requires different skills: know the difference between the two activities.
May 1, 2004... If you are a case manager who also is performing disease management activities, keep in mind that the two activities require distinctly different skill sets, suggests Rufus Howe, RN-C, MN.
"Disease management is not your mother's case...
CMs provide support for bariatric patients: obesity management means lifetime commitment.(case manager)
May 1, 2004... Some people who are considering bariatric surgery as a weight-loss option may think they can have a minor operation and start losing weight automatically without having to think of dieting again. That's where Michelle Coffman, RN, and Sue...
Advocacy may be a balancing act for CMs: remember needs of patients, hospitals, insurers.(Guest Column)(case manager)
May 1, 2004... For case managers working in an acute-care environment, advocacy is a fundamental principle of the services they provide. Advocacy may be described simply as "wanting, getting, and doing what is in the best interest of the patient and the...
CE questions.
May 1, 2004... 21. McKesson has contracted for Medicaid DM services with which of the following states:
A. Alabama, Florida, Michigan, California, Montana B. Delaware, Maine, Connecticut, Florida, Oregon C. Washington, Oregon, Delaware, Nevada, Illinois...