Case Management Advisor – June 1, 2006
June 1, 2006
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Motivate challenging patients to take control of their own health
Soaring health care costs and an increase in the number of patients with multiple comorbidities or other barriers to compliance represent an opportunity for case managers who have the skills to work one-on-one with individuals to empower them to take charge of their own health care, says Connie Commander, RN, BS, CCM, ABDA, CPUR, national president-elect of the Case Management Society of America (CMSA) and owner and president of Commander's Premier Consulting Corp. -
Remote monitoring leverages CMs' resources
Every morning, a group of congestive heart failure (CHF) patients steps on a scale at home, then answers a series of questions asked by a device attached to their telephone. -
CMs increase primary care visits for SSI members
Tarrytown, NY-based Hudson Health Plan's case management program, aimed at members with chronic diseases or disabilities, has increased the number of members in the program who see a primary care physician or a dentist. -
CM model follows members through continuum
Fallon Community Health Plan is moving toward a comprehensive case management model in which all its nurse case managers in the outpatient care services department are trained in motivational interviewing and how to determine a member's readiness to change. -
Admissions social worker improves LOS, referrals
A Missouri hospice has discovered that it is cost-effective, efficient, and it improves length of stay (LOS) and referrals to have a social worker serve as an admissions coordinator. -
Rapid growth predicted for health manager jobs
Future health services managers must be prepared to deal with evolving integrated health care delivery systems, technological innovations, an increasingly complex regulatory environment, and restructuring of work. -
States putting teeth into safe lifting standards
Washington state's new law mandating hospitals provide mechanical lift equipment to safely move and position patients is just the latest sign that nurses are taking charge of their ergonomic health.