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No one absolutely no one likes gadgets and electronic toys more than me. Forget food; the fastest way to my heart is by giving me the latest and greatest gizmos.
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The Health Industry Distributors Association (HIDA), the Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM), and the Health Industry Group Purchasing Association (HIGPA) have created medical/surgical supply formularies that provide a blueprint for planning and coordinating supplies in the case of a large-scale chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, explosive, or natural disaster.
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Most surgical specialties will experience a shortage of surgeons by 2020, a new study predicts.
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Same-day surgery managers have looked at every aspect of their new employee recruitment program to identify how to best attract good nurses.
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A case management program for newly diagnosed breast cancer patients at MeritCare Health System in Fargo, ND, helps women smoothly navigate through the health care maze as they make treatment decisions.
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Case managers and others who work with senior citizens have a new tool to help them advise their clients on appropriate care or living decisions.
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Almost all of the 5.9 million Americans who have diabetes but don't know it could be identified if people with just one risk factor are screened for diabetes, researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston say.
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The pilot project for Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shields proactive case management program was so successful that the insurer has expanded it to include 16,000 members who will receive intensive, personalized interventions to help them manage their chronic diseases.
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When the leadership team at Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield discussed its future medical management strategy in 2001, the team considered that proactive case management would be a major component.
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Extensive outcomes studies to document the value of disease management are necessary to convince the health care industry that disease management is a viable solution to gaps in health care and poor outcomes for people with chronic diseases, asserts Derek Newell, vice president of outcomes measurement and product manager for LifeMasters Supported Self Care, an Irvine, CA-based disease management company.
