Case Management Advisor – November 1, 2007
November 1, 2007
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CM program serves young Medicaid beneficiaries with complex needs
A multidisciplinary care management program for young Medicaid beneficiaries with complex conditions has resulted in significant increases in members' use of effective treatments and services. -
Plan complements disease management program
Members with chronic conditions that put them at risk for high health care costs but don't fall into traditional disease management programs are learning how to manage their conditions through the ComplexCare program from Health Management Corp. -
Program helps members manage their weight
A newly diagnosed diabetic, we'll call him Mr. Smith, called in to Capital District Physicians' Health Plan Health Coach Connection because his doctor had told him he needed to undergo gastric bypass surgery if he was going to live another 10 years. -
It is National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
Pancreatic cancer makes headlines when someone famous dies of the disease such as Luciano Pavarotti, the world-renowned opera singer that lost his fight with the disease in early September 2007. -
Project targets diabetes in Latino community
The "yes-means-no" phenomenon was one of several challenges encountered by the team conducting a community case management pilot project for diabetes patients in Nogales, AZ, says Donna Zazworsky, RN, MS, CCM, FAAN, diabetes care center manager for the Tucson-based Carondelet Health Network. -
2007 Salary Survey: CM salaries are increasing, but so are the hours
Salaries for case management are increasing, but the vast majority of case managers are working far more than the traditional 40-hour week, according to the results of the 2007 Case Management Advisor Salary Survey.