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In today's healthcare environment, as patients are being discharged from the hospital sicker and quicker than ever before, some patients are in and out of the hospital as if they are going through a revolving door, says Catherine M. Mullahy, RN, BS, CRRN, CCM, president and founder of Mullahy & Associates, a case management training and consulting company based in Huntington, NY.
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Incentives for wellness program participation is becoming more common, but "it can be challenging to settle on the optimal design," according to Daniel Buckalew, a health coaching program manager for Minneapolis-based Ceridian, a global business services company.
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"Presenteeism is a measure of productivity. It can be gauged in a number of ways," says Margie Weiss, PhD, CEO and community health advocate at the Weiss Health Group, a Neenah, WI-based consulting company that works with companies and communities on health and wellness.
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More reliable tools are needed to measure the costs of presenteeism, which takes an insidious toll on the work place.
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Members who received a post-discharge visit from a physician or a nurse practitioner experienced 20% to 30% fewer readmissions than patients who received only telephonic care management during a pilot project by XLHealth, a Baltimore-based provider of health plan solutions for Medicare beneficiaries with special needs, according to John Mach, MD, XLHealth's chief medical officer.
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Seniors covered by BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee's Medicare Advantage plan are guided through the end-of-life processes by case managers who empower the members with the education, resources, and assistance they need to make their own decisions about what kind of what kind of care they want to receive at the end of life.
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Health plan collaborates with vascular surgeons, home health nurses
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New and better tools are needed to measure employee productivity, according to a new position paper.
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If employees don't trust you, they probably won't listen to your advice, agree to take a health risk assessment, or participate in your wellness programs.