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For the first time ever, case managers who took the Certified Case Management (CCM) examination in December could sign up online and take a computerized version of the test.
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Case managers at the University of Michigan Faculty Group Practice help low-income individuals enrolled in a county-supported health plan learn to navigate the health care system and access primary care services so they can stay out of the hospital and the emergency department.
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You may not have "knock-your-socks-off" data to show that you saved your company thousands of dollars in health care costs because of a wellness program or other initiative. But there are still ways you can demonstrate success and, possibly, save the program or your job in the process.
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Researchers calculated the productivity benefits for 890 employees enrolled in a telephone coaching obesity management program, using these assumptions based on previous research:
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Case managers made more money last year than ever before, but they also worked longer hours, according to the results of the 2008 Case Management Advisor Salary Survey.
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It is human nature to take shortcuts or ignore the burdensome steps sometimes involved in doing a task the right way, and when there is no negative consequence, the deviation can be reinforced.
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The American Hospital Association (AHA) in Washington, DC, is urging the health care community to adopt a standardized color scheme for patient wristbands in order to avoid dangerous confusion about what the wristbands mean from one facility to another.
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Responding to concerns that some health care providers would not have enough time to comply, the Federal Trade Commission is moving the deadline for its so-called Red Flags Rule to May 1, 2009, six months later than originally planned.
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News: A middle-aged man was suffering from a fever, facial swelling and redness, and nasal congestion. After consulting with his regular family doctor and two other doctors, the man was diagnosed with viral influenza and a mild drug reaction. When the man's symptoms persisted and his eyes began bleeding, however, the family doctor finally realized that his patient was suffering from an eye infection.
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Health care facilities see a wide array of different types of people admitted for care, and not all of them will be the type you want to take home for dinner. Convicted sex offenders get sick and need long-term care just like everyone else, and that means you must be ready to respond when they are admitted to your facility.
