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Readmissions Reporting Methods Explained

Targeting and reducing hospital readmission rates has become a top priority for the Medicare program, and beginning in October, the...

Many Medicare Demonstrations Fail to Reduce Spending

Medicare demonstrations targeted at enhancing the quality of care for elderly and disabled patients have not been successful at...

Medical Home Results in Lower Death Risk

The medical home model is well known for an emphasis on quality-driven care, but a new study suggests that three hallmarks of this...

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Best In Class: Remote Monitoring Products
The population of the United States is aging and more and more people are being diagnosed with chronic diseases. These culminating factors have created the...


Occupational Health Costs Surpass $250 Billion
Medicaid RAC Guide Now Available From CMS
Case Manager and Physician Collaboration: Building Outcome-Based Relationships
New Drug Approvals: A Case Manager’s Guide

CASE MANAGEMENT RESOURCE GUIDE
FROM THE EDITOR
Essential Tools to Boost Health Literacy
Last week, Health Affairs shared an article titled New Federal Policy Initiatives to Boost Health Literacy Can Help the Nation Move beyond the Cycle of Costly ‘Crisis Care’.  The article is timely for all case...

Showing ROI in Acute Settings: Focusing on RACs and Other Audits
Showing Our Love for Case Managers

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TRENDS
Wellness Benefits Programs Spur Employee Productivity
U.S. employees work harder, are more productive at work and take fewer sick days when participating in wellness benefit programs, a new study finds. According to the latest Principal Financial Well-Being Index, an online survey...

Revised CoP Guidelines Put Case Managers on Notice About Representatives
U.S. Readmission Rates Dwarf Foreign Countries, Says JAMA
CLINICAL
Initiative Lays the Groundwork for Less Antibiotic Misuse
A new effort led by the Massachusetts-based Institute for Healthcare Improvement will aim to decrease the overuse and misuse of antibiotics in hospitals, a growing problem across U.S. healthcare facilities.   Eight hospitals in...

Bill Would Expand Home Health Referral Powers to NPs, PAs
Transitioning Complex Patients From the ICU
BEST PRACTICE
Program Drops Readmissions for CHF Patients to 4%
A pilot project focusing on avoidable rehospitalizations has so far cut readmissions among congestive heart failure patients by 15 percent at a Chicago hospital.   Leslie Zun, chairman of the Emergency Medicine Department at...

Reminder: Observation Does Not Equal Admission
Groundbreaking Clinic Seeks to Stem Tide of Chronic ED Users
AWARDS
Case In Point Platinum Awards recognize the most successful and innovative case management programs.
Register for the 2012 Platinum Awards Luncheon, Wednesday, May 9th at the National Press Club, Washington, DC.
 

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2012 Directory of Children, Youth and Families ServicesNEW! 
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.
  Case Management Resource GuideNEW! 
2012 Case Management Resource Guide

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Care Management and Children's HealthCare Management & Children's Health: Asthma, Diabetes and High Risk Pregnancy
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  2011 Case In Point Salary and Trends Special Report 2011 Case In Point Salary and Trends Special Report is the most comprehensive appraisal of the case management industry and the professionals working within it. The report reveals the burgeoning roles and responsibilities of case management professionals and provdies the latest information within this specialized niche.

CONTINUING EDUCATION
Care Coordination Summit
2011 Care Coordination Summit: Now Available On Demand!


7.0 contact hours for nurses, social workers, certified case managers, psychologists, and licensed mental health counselors and 6.5 contact hours for certified disability management specialists through Dorland Health's new e-learning platform. Earn CEs »
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