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Christobel E. Selecky actually has had physicians thank her for sending them treatment guidelines along with information about their patients with chronic diseases.
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When it comes to a common disease such as diabetes, we cant manage the universe, Giavanna Ernandes, RN, MSN, APNC, asserts.
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Musculoskeletal conditions, including arthritis, low-back pain, repetitive motion strain, and mental health problems mostly depression have the biggest negative impact on worker productivity, according to a survey by the Institute for Health and Productivity Management (IHPM), a nonprofit research organization in Scottsdale, AZ.
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A catastrophic case that involves a lot of coordination of resources, a lot of care planning, and a large allocation of financial resources that may or may not cause the patient to reach his or her maximum lifetime benefit should be a flag to the case manager to find out who may be sharing the risk.
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A patient whose chronic illness you are managing is not likely to tell you that he or she is depressed.
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Consumers drug-buying behavior may be based on how much they know about their personal health care coverage, a Harris Interactive survey reveals.
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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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A comprehensive analysis of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and its impact on disease management has concluded that the new privacy regulations will not hamper disease management programs, according to the Disease Management Association of America (DMAA).
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