Case Management Advisor articles from May 2009

Case Management Advisor archives from May 2009

Take a proactive approach to keeping your clients healthy.
May 1, 2009... Take a proactive approach to keeping your clients healthy Case managers have an opportunity to help people avoid chronic illness As the cost of health care continues to soar, employer groups and health plans are focusing on wellness...

Members earn rewards for healthier lifestyles.
May 1, 2009... Members earn rewards for healthier lifestyles Points can be applied to deductibles, co-pays As part of its efforts to promote healthy living and save health care dollars in the long run, Regence BlueCross BlueShield is rewarding...

Coaches help members make lifestyle changes.
May 1, 2009... Coaches help members make lifestyle changes Emphasis is on keeping them healthy When members at Regence BlueCross Blue Shield want to lose weight, start exercising, quit smoking, manage the stress in their lives, or get a good night's...

Demonstration project improves outcomes for ill.
May 1, 2009... Demonstration project improves outcomes for ill CMs work with patients by telephone and face to face A Medicare demonstration project in Florida that includes both telephonic case management and face-to-face interventions has improved...

Face-to-face interventions help chronically ill.
May 1, 2009... Face-to-face interventions help chronically ill George is a 67-year-old man with diabetes, cardiac problems, and asthma who takes more than 10 medications. He is insulin- and oxygen-dependent, lives alone, and is illiterate. When Vicki...

Take on a bigger role in workers' compensation.
May 1, 2009... Take on a bigger role in workers' compensation Health managers should focus on business component A newly hired occupational health nurse knew intuitively what she was saving her company, but lacked quantifiable numbers. To come up with...

3 things you must know about workers' comp.
May 1, 2009... 3 things you must know about workers' comp "People think of insurance as somebody gets hurt, they submit a claim, they get paid, and that's the end of it, but there are all different types of programs," says Christine R. Zichello, RN,...

Which of these 3 plans is your company on?
May 1, 2009... Which of these 3 plans is your company on? Here are definitions of three types of workers' compensation insurance policies, according to Christine R. Zichello, RN, COHN-S, CSHM, ARM, FAAOHN, senior risk control specialist at PMA Insurance...

Prove that thousands of dollars were saved.
May 1, 2009... Prove that thousands of dollars were saved 'Dollars talk,' especially in today's economy Getting more involved in workers' comp is your "chance to show cost savings to upper management," says Moniaree Parker Jones, RN, MSN, COHN-S,...

CE objectives/questions.
May 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...