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In preparation for the Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) and to improve patient flow, Durham Regional Hospital redesigned its case management department and moved to a triad model of patient care.
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The Medicare Secondary Payer questionnaire is not complete. The Medicare number is missing from a replacement plan. The subscriber name or date of birth is a mismatch. An account has incorrect insurance coded for third-party liability.
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At ProHealth Care in Waukesha, WI, community outreach is more than the hosting of an educational event from time to time.
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Last September, staff in the public education office at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston focused their educational outreach efforts on preventing prostate cancer.
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Education awareness events aren't just for community outreach at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. The patient education office uses the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Observance Calendar to plan events for patients and staff in-house.
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The state of the economy is impacting every industry, and health care is not immune, say the patient education managers we interviewed about the results of the 2009 Patient Education Management Salary Survey.
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A combination of face-to-face and telephonic case management has resulted in high patient satisfaction ratings and a significant decrease in health care utilization for patients with complex medical needs.
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When occupational health professionals at Replacements, a Greensboro, NC-based supplier of old and new china, crystal, silver, and collectibles with 550 employees, did a review of their Occupational Safety and Health Administration 300 log of work-related injuries and illnesses, they found that their largest worker's compensation numbers were coming from musculoskeletal (MSD) complaints.
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Imagine a diabetic worker leaving a "lunch and learn" on how to control her blood sugar who feels hunger pangs. As he or she walks past the vending machine, is that worker faced with a choice between a candy bar and a sugary pastry?
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As H1N1 and flu absences crop up in the workplace, your goal is twofold. You want employees to stay out only as long as necessary to limit lost productivity, yet you must keep them out of the workplace while infectious so they don't get others sick.
