Case Management Advisor 1999 Index

Behavioral health

CIGNA's approach to mental health, JUL: 115

Employee wins mental disability claim, APR: 53

Help employers comply with ADA, FEB: 29

Help families cope with depression, MAY: 79

Provider feedback improves depression program, AUG: 134

Psych visits up in 1998, APR: 55

Recognizing social phobias, MAY: 81

Shatter mental health myths, JUL: 117

Social phobia inventory, MAY: Insert

Disease management

Allergies cost big bucks, JUN: 96

AMA speaks out on alternative therapies, JUL: 104

Benefits of early HIV care, JAN: 13

Chronically ill turn to herbs, MAY: 69

Components of DM success, JUL: 108

Fatigue impact scale, MAY: 74

Fight allergies to fight asthma, JUN: 97

Fighting fatigue in MS, MAY: 73

Find reliable sources for herb information, MAY: 71

Getting paid for new therapies, NOV: 175

Manage migraines at work, AUG: 142

Monitoring improves CHF outcomes, MAR: 40

New delivery system for brain tumors, NOV:174

Prepare for hepatitis C, AUG: 131

Provider feedback improves depression program, AUG: 134

Shift DM focus from utilization to quality, AUG: 145

Side effects from osteoporosis drug, JAN: 13

Stages of readiness boost compliance, MAR: 39

Tailored message sells asthma program, FEB: 34

Telling clients about herbs, MAY: 72

Information systems

Curing the millennium bug, JAN:1

Don't forget embedded technology in Y2K, JUN:88

HCFA's not Y2K ready, JAN: 9

Hospital shares Y2K testing process, JAN: 5

Legal issues caused by Y2K, JAN:7

Provider shares tips for curing Y2K bug, JAN: 5

Y2K compliance tips, JUN: 89

Y2K privacy concerns, JUN: 89

Legal/ethics

Ethics as play, AUG: 140

Full disclosure is best, AUG: 121

Importance of ethics to CMS, AUG: 137

Legal issues caused by Y2K, JAN: 7

Make ethics part of hiring process, AUG: 141

Put ethics into action, AUG: 139

Qualities of ethical CMS, AUG: 141

Long-term care/geriatrics

CMs help MD group with seniors, JAN: 9

CM primer on elder abuse, FEB: 21

Cultural barriers to Alzheimer's care, DEC: 191

Dementia/depression connection, OCT: 161

Drug helps dementia patients, NOV: 173

Educating victims of abuse, FEB: 23

Guide to therapies for mood and behavior, OCT: insert

Improving Alzheimer's care, AUG: 144

Make gardens more accessible, AUG: 126

Medicare cuts hurt frail elderly, NOV: 173

News reports on health misleading, DEC: 194

Nutrition programs boost outcomes, MAR: 42

Questioning validity of health news, DEC: 195

Reduce loneliness in the elderly, APR: 66

Seven-minute screen for dementia, DEC: 193

Specific nutrition protocols, MAR: 43

Consumer marketing influences patients, MAR: 45

Managed care

HMOs increase Medicare premiums, FEB: 36

HMO uses MD report cards, JUN: 90

Group criticizes HEDIS, JUL: 104

MCO uses readiness model for health promotion, MAR: 39

Peers help Medicaid patients, MAR: 37

Program heals stubborn wounds, FEB: 32

Nutrition programs improve health, JUL: 101

Nutrition protocols aid healing, FEB: 34

Professional development

Applying for Commission/URAC accreditation, DEC: 181

CMs need to self-promote, FEB: 17

CMSA Standards of Practice, OCT: 152

CMSA responds to NH nursing board, OCT: 153

Education, certification, experience connection, JUL: 112

Handling the press, FEB: 19

Keeping CMs happy, NOV: 170

MCO hopes ad campaign will gain trust, SEP: 137

Measuring CM outcomes, NOV: 165

New certification for acute CM, FEB: 20

Nurse CM at risk in NH, OCT: 149

On-line conferences, MAR: 51

Pathways lead to better outcomes, MAR: 50

Patient surveys measure CM effectiveness, MAY: 75

Preparing to work the old-fashioned way, JUN: 87

74% of hospitals have CM, JUL: 110

Supporting CM education, JUN: 85

Tips for Internet use, NOV: 171

Tips for managing your staff, MAY: 78

Training hospitals want in CMs, JUL: 111

Two models for measuring CM outcomes, NOV: 169

Understanding Hispanic patients, DEC: 191

Why you must tell clients the truth, JUN: 90

Workers' comp/disability management

CDC releases brain injury data, JUN: 98

Certificate program for accessibility, JUL: 113

Computers put employees at risk, MAR: 49

Enhance pain management with acupuncture, APR: 65

Evaluating chiropractic care, MAR: 47

Finding accessibility contractors, FEB: 31

Fitting clients with prosthesis, JAN: 11

HMOs struggling to do workers' comp, MAR: 45

Medical remodeling issues, JUL: 115

Pain management, APR: 63

Post-traumatic stress may hinder recovery, OCT: 159

States of consciousness, APR: 56