Case Management Advisor – July 1, 2017
July 1, 2017
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Using Risk Analysis Model, Health System Cuts Readmissions
A risk stratification tool identifies members of a Medicaid population that need targeted case management interventions. The eventual goal is self-management, as well as reducing costs.
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Opioid Addiction in Medicaid Population Calls for New Case Management Strategies
In recent years, the opioid epidemic has created new challenges for healthcare organizations seeking to improve population health.
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Building Post-acute Relationships in ACOs Is a Complicated Journey
For accountable care organization arrangements to succeed, healthcare organizations need good working relationships and continual communication.
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Inside-the-box Strategy Helps With Medication Management
Optima Health recently began using a new technology that includes a pill box so sensitive to weight that it can determine precisely which pill, and how many, were pulled.
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ADT Nurses Can Help Ease Bed Constraints, Patient Volumes
Managing patient throughput can be one of the biggest challenges for nursing units, with patients often remaining in the ED because there are not enough beds available on the unit, or there are not enough nurses to care for all of the patients.
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Employee Health Research Steps Up Protection of HCWs
A common truism is that “you can’t have patient safety without worker safety” — which makes intuitive sense, but lacks definitive data. A potential landmark study attempting to link the two has drawn the support of some major agencies and organizations.