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Elder care is growing issue in case management
As the baby boomers age, case managers will need to learn more about how this large senior citizen demographic shift will affect healthcare management and services, including end-of-life services.
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How incentives, case management improve outcomes in diabetic patients
The Triad HealthCare Network’s wellness program relies on incentives and case management to improve outcomes in reducing hospitalizations, emergency room visits, and costs for a large health system payer’s members.
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Case management program produces dramatic results
A case management program for a large health system has produced dramatically improved healthcare and cost savings results.
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CDC, FDA sound alarm on recurrent problems in reprocessing
Warning that continuing infection control lapses are endangering patients, the CDC and the FDA recently issued a joint alert calling for healthcare facilities to review policies and practices in cleaning and processing reusable medical devices.
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Healthcare workers urged to be vaccinated against seasonal flu
After last year’s poor flu vaccine efficacy, public health officials think they have a much better match for the 2015-2016 season and are urging healthcare workers to be immunized to protect themselves and patients.
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‘Immediate jeopardy’ can happen to any hospital
"Immediate jeopardy” are words you never want to see on a CMS survey report for your facility because it means you are on the brink of losing your accreditation for Medicare in a very short time, and that is only the worst of the ramifications.
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CMs can help clients and staff with building teamwork skills
Patient care can be helped or hindered by what is going on in the client’s home and community. How much family support does a patient have? Do they receive support from friends, community clubs, faith-based organizations, and neighbors?
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Experts: CMs need to adopt a life-long learner attitude
Today’s case manager needs to be a life-long learner, adopting interactive communication skills, improving organizational skills, and maintaining professionalism, according to a case management expert.
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What's Holding Case Managers Back?
Reimbursement and regulatory barriers are slowing down the transformative change that technology makes possible.
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Providers must tread carefully if patient objects to caregiver
Recent racial controversies have prompted some risk managers to wonder how to respond if a patient objects to the race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation of a caregiver.