Case Management Advisor – April 1, 2008
April 1, 2008
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Three-pronged approach saves money, helps members avoid asthma attack
An asthma management program that includes telephonic case management, home visits, and physician incentives has saved money and earned accolades for Priority Health, a health plan company based in Grand Rapids, MI. -
CM helps high-risk members avoid hospitalizations
Face-to-face case management for members at high risk for health care exacerbations has paid off for Great-West Healthcare, a Greenwood Village, CO, health plan that serves as a third-party administrator for about 6,000 self-insured employer groups. -
CM program leverages resources in the community
A community-based program that provides face-to-face care management for people with chronic disease has resulted in decreased health care costs, fewer missed days at work, and improved quality of life for program participants. -
Create communication despite health literacy
Health literacy, according to the Institute of Medicine, is "the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions" and research has shown that patients are not all created equal. -
Improving care for low health literacy patients
There are many resources that help health care institutions develop strategies for teaching people how to appropriately access health care and use it to their best interest. Following is a description of two sites: -
Improve system navigation for low literacy patients
To determine what barriers prevent patients with low health literacy from navigating a health care system, it's important for organizations to do an inventory. -
Make time for skin cancer education in May
Education about skin cancer is still needed, says Linda K. Franks, MD, FAAD, director of Gramercy Park Dermatology in New York City, though it is common to see adults on vacation making little effort to avoid the known risks for skin cancer, which is exposure to ultraviolet radiation.