Case Management Advisor – December 1, 2012
December 1, 2012
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Maternity CM saves costs, prevents heartache
The old saying "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," couldn't be more appropriate than when it comes to preterm births. -
Meetings help CMs, pregnant women bond
By meeting at-risk pregnant women face-to-face in their physician's office, a case manager from BlueCross BlueShield is able to successfully engage the Medicaid recipients in case management and work to meet their needs throughout the pregnancy. -
High-risk women receive prenatal support
Select Health of South Carolina is collaborating with community partners to ensure that pregnant women in their First Choice health plan's Medicaid population have full-term, healthy babies. -
Plan offers 3 steps to healthy pregnancy
Passport Health Plan's Mommy Steps program helps at-risk pregnant Medicaid recipients get the care and psychosocial help they need to overcome the obstacles to a healthy pregnancy. -
Study: Hospitals struggle to eliminate ED boarding
Emergency department administrators are well aware that crowding in the ED is associated with poorer patient outcomes, longer hospital stays, and decreased patient satisfaction. -
OIG work plan a useful guide for quality
It must seem as though the number of important things to read and digest that come across a quality manager's desk is never-ending.