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Handling workers’ comp cases requires finesse
Nurse case managers are crucial to helping employees prevent, minimize, and overcome an injury or disability that occurred on the job.
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Case managers can improve asthma management in children
Childhood asthma is a growing and challenging problem nationwide, and many states and healthcare organizations are beginning to look at case management models for keeping asthmatic children from having symptom flare-ups that result in emergency room visits and hospitalizations.
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TJC: HCOs need to be on alert for HIT problems related to sociotechnical factors
It’s no secret that for all of the efficiencies that health information technology brings to the table, there are also immense challenges that go along with safely using tools that, in many cases, alter workflow, documentation, and the way providers interact with patients. Of particular concern is the potential for patient harm that can result when systems are poorly designed or implemented, raising the possibility that information will be miscommunicated or entered incorrectly.
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Summer study project: Update your standards of practice know-how
Standards of practice tools are excellent to review periodically, experts say. These provide specific guidance for case managers who work in any setting.
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Case managers need a variety of skills and qualities to succeed
Success as a case manager requires a creative personality and good communication skills, case management experts say.
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The case manager career track is broad with “huge opportunity”
The case/care management career path is wide open, experts say. Career growth can be in a variety of settings and organizations, depending on the individual case manager’s interests and talent.
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Need for Case Managers Rises with the ACO Boom
The Affordable Care Act provides more opportunities for case management and greater demand for CM experts.
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States leverage telepsychiatry solutions to ease ED crowding, accelerate care
Telepsychiatry would seem to have a lot to offer busy EDs that see a significant number of mental health patients but lack the in-house psychiatric resources to meet these patients’ needs.
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Study: Case managers rarely use CMS patient home health resource
Case managers simply are not aware that an unbiased resource exists for helping hospitalized patients select a home health agency, a new study finds.
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Brief home coaching model can reap many benefits
A brief home coaching intervention can save healthcare costs in high-risk Medicare patients, a new study finds.