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Most principal investigators (PIs) are not very good at conveying complex ideas in simple terms, an IRB and research expert says.
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All that hard work educating lawmakers, providers, and the public about the value of case management is paying off. This year, the Case Management Society of America (CMSA) has been invited to give input into the health care reform bills under consideration by Congress, the new president of CMSA, Margaret Leonard, MS, RN-BC, says.
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In an increasingly diverse society, case managers must be aware of the cultural beliefs and practices of the people they serve in order to effectively coordinate their care and help patients or clients adhere to their treatment plan, says Catherine M. Mullahy, RN, BS, CRRN, CCM, president and founder of Mullahy & Associates, a case management training and consulting company.
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Increasingly, health plans and provider organizations are taking steps to understand the beliefs and values in the populations they serve and help gear their treatment plan to accommodate them.
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Imagine your workers' compensation claims going from 543 a year to about a dozen companywide, with incurred medical costs plummeting from $3.5 million to $300,000 and claims costs going from $4.04 for each $100 of payroll to only $1.27.
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Thousands of dollars are invested in a new diabetes program, but participation rates are dismal and you don't know why. How do you turn this all-too-common situation around?
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Over 22,000 of Santa Clara, CA-based Intel's employees have participated in its "Health for Life 3-Step Wellness Check" program at least once in the last two years. How did the company get such great participation?
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A worker is wearing a full body harness, but with the lanyard attached to a handrail instead of to an anchor point that was engineered for fall protection. No one is injured at least not this time.
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Eldery Mexican-Americans have higher rates of chronic illness than their non-Latino counterparts, but many don't receive the care they need because they and their caregivers resist home care services, says Janice Crist, RN, PhD, associate professor at the University of Arizona College of Nursing.
