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Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports thanks the following physicians
for their contributions to the newsletter as authors and peer reviewers in 2002.
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The following represents the 2002 financial disclosures of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports editorial advisory board, in accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Policy on disclosure requirements for CME activities. Those board members not listed did not report any commercial affiliations.
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A series of case management initiatives to improve the health of their publicly insured young populations has paid off for Horizon/ Mercy.
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In the first four months, Horizon/Mercys sickle cell disease management had identified 111 members with sickle cell and started an education program to help them avoid a painful crisis and hospital admissions.
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Thanks to BlueHealthConnection, a new integrated care management program, more than a million members with coverage through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan have just one source for answers about their health care needs.
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Sixty percent of physicians responding to a survey by the Pennsylvania Medical Society expressed frustration with eroding patient-doctor relationships and blame lack of time
for the problem.
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If youre a typical case manager, you are faced with ethical dilemmas several times a day. The job is pressure-filled. Case managers are under pressure from insurers to contain costs, from employers to return people to work.
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When youre confronted with an issue that just doesnt feel right, ask yourself: Am I truly doing the right thing at the right time for the right reason?
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When it comes to confidentiality issues, case managers often walk a tightrope, Mindy Owen, RN, CRRN, CCM, asserts.
