As Young Adults Lack Disability Insurance, Literacy Is Seen as Key

The young adult crowd is not always known for careful planning, with the Twitter tag "YOLO" a modern representation of the...

Simple Checkbox Tool Augments the Care Management of Chronic Conditions

Improving a patient’s quality of life is a persistent challenge for care managers. This is especially true for patients with...

6th Care Coordination Summit: Call for Papers

Dear Healthcare Professional, Every day, care coordination leaders strive to realize a meaningful return on investment for...

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ER Use, Barriers to Care Higher Among Medicaid Patients
Medicaid enrollees are twice as likely as individuals with private health insurance to visit the emergency department and to report barriers to primary care...

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• Putting the ‘Care’ Back Into Transitions of Care: A Manifest
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Using Data to Improve Case Management Practice
The first step of the case management process is identification of those at risk. Once those people are identified, the case manager can then do an assessment to better understand gaps in care or risk factors to minimize setbacks...

• A Week of Learning and Celebrating Case Management
• Case Management: The Linchpin to Successful Transitions of Care

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As ACA Pushes Forward, State Medicaid Spending Varies Widely
Though the steady footfalls of the Affordable Care Act have been drumming throughout healthcare circles for months now, only recently has the ACA's march translated into a promise of tangible existence. With less than a year...

• As Roles Change, Payers and Providers Face Healthcare's 'Tipping Point'
• Q&A: Talking Care Coordination Codes with Cheri Lattimer of CMSA, NTOCC

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7 Strategies to Control Rising Obesity Rates
The effects of obesity can be hugely detrimental, ranging from heart disease to any number of chronic illnesses like diabetes and hypertension. However, a recent study from the MetLife Mature Market Institute and the Center for...

• Kidney Transplant Patients at High Risk for Readmission
• Readmissions Reporting Methods Explained

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Telehealth Service Slashes Readmissions, With Lost-Cost Options
Case managers face a common dilemma when a patient suffering from a chronic condition wants to be released home. Often, the main issue at hand is patient well-being vs. spending. Many hospitals employ a number of programs that...

• 5 Steps to Thrive in a Value-Based Hospital Environment
• Flourishing in the Face of Chronic Illness: A Success Story

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2012 National Directory of Children, Youth & Family Services Professionals dealing with the toughest issues facing children, youth and families today turn to The National Directory of Children, Youth & Families Services to help them locate essential resources and solutions.		NEW! 2013 Case Management Resource Guide The most extensive directory of healthcare services available, providing you with access to more than 60,000 companies.
Care Management & Children's Health: Asthma, Diabetes and High Risk Pregnancy Prevention and successful management of high risk conditions are critical to meeting the goal of containing escalating healthcare costs. Download Free Report »		Shared Decision Making: As the body of knowledge continues to grow on this essential tool, physicians, nurses, case managers, disability management specialists and other members of the care coordination team need to become familiar with what shared decision making is, how it is being used in settings across the continuum, and how this powerful tool can be incorporated into their practice.

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This e-learning course brings it all together. It explores venues where case managers are practicing; looks at legislative activities that impact the practice; and discusses tools and principles utilized by case managers across the broad healthcare landscape. Earn CEs »