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Commissioners with the Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC) frequently are asked in many forums, such as conferences, how applicants can study and prepare for the Certified Case Manager (CCM) certification exam.
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Hospital case management should be a team approach, with everyone on the team looking at what needs to be done for the patients and making sure it gets done, says Judith Martin, RN, CCM, director of medical management for Regional Medical Center, a division of Trover Foundation, a nonprofit health care organization in Madisonville, KY.
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When one worker’s choice in perfume is another worker’s trigger for an allergic reaction, does the Americans with Disabilities Act apply?
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Employers strongly view occupational health professionals as crucial to employee retention and a healthy financial bottom line, according to results of a study commissioned by the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses.
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The advent of personal digital assistants (PDAs) has been a boon to many in the business and medical worlds, but with the blessings has come a curse for some — a painful, chronic hand injury known as “PDA thumb” or “BlackBerry thumb.
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Gaps in the system are costing you money: the injury that isn’t reported right away; the employee who doesn’t keep a doctor’s appointment; and the supervisor who doesn’t make an effort to find a position for an employee with temporary restrictions.
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Return to work can be challenging for any recovering or rehabilitating worker, but helping a new mother adjust to being back at work can require an occupational health nurse to be especially creative and understanding.
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Data on many work-related illnesses and injuries are being missed because health care providers are failing to get good occupational histories, according to a director at NIOSH.
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Mayo Clinic ophthalmologists have found commercially available Class 3A green laser pointers, commonly used in the construction industry and by architects to point out details of structures in daylight, can cause visible harm to the eye’s retina with exposures as short as 60 seconds.
