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Recognizing that patients who don't take medication for chronic conditions as prescribed are more likely to have poor control over their independence, Blue Cross has launched a program to coach people on medication adherence.
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It's a moment dreaded by every occupational health manager learning that an employee was seriously injured at work. It's also the "moment of truth" for how well the occupational health manager does his or her job.
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Getting employees to commit to hour-long workouts at the gym might be expecting the impossible in many cases. However, new research shows that short bouts of exercise also have significant benefits.
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Now is a good time to be a case manager, leaders in the field report. New opportunities are opening up for case managers as the country struggles with ways to provide optimal health care for everyone while minimizing soaring costs for care.
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Case managers went to nursing school to take care of people, something they find themselves doing less and less in most practice settings, Catherine Mullahy, RN, BS, CRRN, CCM, points out.
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If an employee is newly diagnosed with diabetes, he or she would likely be able to obtain a significant amount of resources for prevention, screening, and treatment of this condition. Would this also be true if that employee suffered from depression?
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Since employees with medical conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, and cancer often have co-morbid mental conditions, it makes sense to screen these workers for depression, says Nancy W. Spangler, MS, OTR/L, a consultant to the Partnership for Workplace Mental Health and president of Leawood, KS-based Spangler Associates Inc.
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Avoid trouble with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) by never doing any of the following things after a worksite injury occurs, warns Mary (Penny) B. Nicholls, RN, CCM, COHN-S, a disability consultant with Alabama Power Company in Birmingham and a member of the advisory board for the Deep South Center for Occupational Health & Safety at the University of Alabama at Birmingham:
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These days, many workers have a high amount of anxiety over job security, with good reason. Now, a new study shows this poses a major threat to worker health.
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Case managers are more experienced and are putting in longer hours than ever before, but aren't necessarily getting more compensation for it, according to the results of the 2009 Case Management Advisor Salary Survey.
