Case Management Advisor articles from November 2007

Case Management Advisor archives from November 2007

CM program serves young Medicaid beneficiaries with complex needs.(Report)
November 1, 2007... CM program serves young Medicaid beneficiaries with complex needs Program targets chronically ill members ages 6 months to 21 A multidisciplinary care management program for young Medicaid beneficiaries with complex conditions has...

Plan complements disease management program.
November 1, 2007... Plan complements disease management program Targets ill at risk for health care expenditures Members with chronic conditions that put them at risk for high health care costs but don't fall into traditional disease management programs...

Program helps members manage their weight.(Report)
November 1, 2007... Program helps members manage their weight A newly diagnosed diabetic, we'll call him Mr. Smith, called in to Capital District Physicians' Health Plan Health Coach Connection because his doctor had told him he needed to undergo gastric...

It is National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.
November 1, 2007... It is National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month Teach public best prevention techniques Pancreatic cancer makes headlines when someone famous dies of the disease such as Luciano Pavarotti, the world-renowned opera singer that lost his...

Project targets diabetes in Latino community.
November 1, 2007... Project targets diabetes in Latino community 'Secondary gains' affect willingness to accept help The "yes-means-no" phenomenon was one of several challenges encountered by the team conducting a community case management pilot project...

2007 Salary Survey: CM salaries are increasing, but so are the hours.
November 1, 2007... 2007 Salary Survey CM salaries are increasing, but so are the hours More paperwork and assignments present challenges Salaries for case management are increasing, but the vast majority of case managers are working far more than the...

CE objectives/questions.
November 1, 2007... 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...