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Case managers are the center of the universe when it comes to spotting psychiatric problems that can impede recovery and return to work, asserts Barton Margoshes, MD, chief medical officer for CIGNA Group Insurance, based in Bloomfield, CT.
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Thirty-one new community health centers are to be funded through $16 million in grants recently awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
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Internet Commerce Corp. (ICC) says it has created a new service to address the need for health care payers and providers to exchange health care transactions that conform with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements.
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One-third of people age 70 and older with physical limitations received regular help from their children with basic personal care such as eating, bathing, dressing, or maneuvering around their home, although only 7% received help most of the time.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued infection control guidance for managing people in the health care setting and community who may be infected with the monkeypox virus.
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When Philip Bonaparte, MD, joined Horizon Mercy as chief medical officer, his vision was for the health plan to be a partner with the local health care providers.
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Even if you're not a designated disease management case manager, you can help your clients manage their chronic diseases, according to Carole M. Stolte-Upman, RN, MA, CCM, CRC, CDMS, CPC, director of Chesapeake Disability Management Inc., a disability case management company in Towson, MD.
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Case managers who live and work in rural areas often face challenges their big-city counterparts never encounter.
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When a case manager for Presbyterian Health Plan couldn't get in touch with a family with two young children with serious health problems, she packed a lunch, charged up her cell phone, drove to the small New Mexico town on the Mexican border where she thought the family lived, and went door-to-door looking for them.
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Case managers at Oxford Health Plans have a new set of tools to help noncompliant members in the plans diabetes disease management program.