Case Management Advisor 2009-08-01

Lack of compliance may mean patients don't understand

If your patients aren't following their treatment plan, it may not be that they are non-adherent. It could be that they simply do not understand what they are expected to do.

Program addresses health care literacy

Recognizing that low health literacy has a dramatic effect on patient outcomes and the cost of care, the AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies has launched a program to make sure its members understand their treatment plans.

Helping the medically frail stay safe at home

For some patients Sally Neff, RN, BSN, sees, something as simple as calling their physician for an appointment presents challenges they can't overcome.

Training helps parents learn manage childhood diseases

Hands-on health care training can empower parents to take care of common childhood ailments at home and save Medicaid millions of dollars annually, a study by UCLA/Johnson & Johnson Health Care Institute has concluded.

Take full advantage of this free safety training

Safety training should never be skimped on, but that doesn't have to mean spending a fortune on consultants or travel.

Health care workers infected with H1N1

With persistent outbreaks but milder than expected disease severity, the novel H1N1 posed a unique dilemma for health care providers. They first needed to assuage fear, then to prevent against complacency. They needed to monitor employee illnesses and provide adequate precautions, yet encountered varying guidance.

Survey: Will workers show up in pandemic?

If you want your employees to report to work during a pandemic, make sure you have plenty of antiviral medications. Let them know how you'll help them manage the unique work-life balance issues of an emergency, such as child care when schools are closed. And underscore how important they are to the organization, even if their duties are clerical or custodial.

At Intel, 178 employees respond to Call to Action

Co-workers "are the most influential source for building health and wellness knowledge and changing perceptions," according to Patti Clavier, BSN, RN, COHN-S, senior project manager of Santa Clara, CA-based Intel Corp.'s Global Health for Life Wellness Program.

Stand up and take the credit for dollars saved

Data, data and more data. That's what you need to justify not only wellness programs, but your position.

Obesity, diabetes interfere with work productivity

Obese workers with type 2 diabetes report less productivity on the job than their normal-weight co-workers, according to a new study of 7,338 working adults.

Case Management Advisor – August 1, 2009

August 1, 2009