Case Management Advisor – November 1, 2003
November 1, 2003
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Proactive case management pays off for insurer in outcomes, cost savings
The pilot project for Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shields proactive case management program was so successful that the insurer has expanded it to include 16,000 members who will receive intensive, personalized interventions to help them manage their chronic diseases. -
Plan fine-tunes its CM via pilot program
When the leadership team at Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield discussed its future medical management strategy in 2001, the team considered that proactive case management would be a major component. -
New program helps breast cancer patients
A case management program for newly diagnosed breast cancer patients at MeritCare Health System in Fargo, ND, helps women smoothly navigate through the health care maze as they make treatment decisions. -
DM outcomes key to improving nation’s health
Extensive outcomes studies to document the value of disease management are necessary to convince the health care industry that disease management is a viable solution to gaps in health care and poor outcomes for people with chronic diseases, asserts Derek Newell, vice president of outcomes measurement and product manager for LifeMasters Supported Self Care, an Irvine, CA-based disease management company. -
The new frontier: Geriatric case management
Americas aging population and increasingly complex health care system have given rise to a relatively new field geriatric case management. -
New tool evaluates living and care options for seniors
Case managers and others who work with senior citizens have a new tool to help them advise their clients on appropriate care or living decisions. -
CMs are gatekeepers of their own conduct
Case managers today work in a broader range of venues than ever before. Professionals from a variety of backgrounds are finding that they, too, are practicing in the case management field. -
Increased screening could ID more diabetes cases
Almost all of the 5.9 million Americans who have diabetes but don't know it could be identified if people with just one risk factor are screened for diabetes, researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston say.