Case Management Advisor articles from November 2004

Case Management Advisor archives from November 2004

Group visits are effective use of case managers' time: pilot for chronic pain patients was a success.
November 1, 2004... When Ira Mandel, MD, MPH, was a physician in private practice, he found that group visits were an effective way to cover disease-management issues with his patients with diabetes. As executive medical director for Health Integrated, a Tampa,...

In-house program gives support at stressful time: CMs work with breast, lung cancer patients.
November 1, 2004... As part of its mission to provide peace of mind to members, Premera Blue Cross has developed an innovative case management program to help members with breast and lung cancer understand their disease and make informed choices about their...

Voc rehab CMs advocate for injured workers: provide employees tools to make good decisions.(Guest Column)
November 1, 2004... When a person acquires a disability and can no longer perform the required tasks of his or her job, vocational rehabilitation is needed to help the individual return to work in another capacity. To facilitate this process, an analysis of...

Malingering employees? Fear may keep them away: fear of pain or reinjury often slows return to work.(Guest Column)
November 1, 2004... A customer service associate for a large company, whose days at work are spent taking customer calls at her desk, injures her back and is determined by her company's physician to be disabled. Six weeks later, she still has some back pain, so...

Tracer methodology focuses on patient care: pay less attention to manuals, more to safety goals.(Guest Column)
November 1, 2004... Midcycle self-assessments, tracer methodology, and less emphasis on examination of policy books are signs that the new survey process implemented by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations is truly different from...

CE questions.
November 1, 2004... 17. The nurse in medical case management at Health Integrated in Tampa, FL, initially decided patients with--would benefit most from a group visit. A. Diabetes B. Chronic pain C. Asthma D. Congestive heart failure 18....

Case managers still are fighting to prove their value: challenges, opportunities are in the future.
November 1, 2004... Salaries for case management are increasing, but the vast majority of case managers are working far more than the traditional 40-hour week, according to the results of the 2004 Case Management Advisor Salary Survey. The 2004 survey was...