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May 2012 Issue:

Case In Point: A Focus on Advances in Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases

This Month from Case In Point (subscribers only)

FEATURES

Autoimmune Disease: America’s Silent Health Crisis

Patient Advocacy at the Center of the Care Plan

Creating a Common Cause for Rare Disease

Cognitive Intervention: Giving Hope for People Living with Dementia

For MS Patients, Treating Neurogenic Bladder with Botox

Gathering Light for Those with Parkinson's Disease

Disease Therapy Management Enhances Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment

Charting Major Advances in the Treatment of Hemophilia

Innovative Study Links Teens, Fibromyalgia

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Note: Managing Complex Conditions Through Care Coordination

By the Numbers: Numerical Insights Into Autoimmune Diseases

Rx Pipeline: New Drug Approvals: A Case Manager’s Guide

Health Reform: Double Down: Grappling with the High Costs of Dual Eligibles

Delivery Models: Narrative Medicine: An Emerging Tale

Health IT: HITECH Flexes Muscles on First Breach Report

Acute Care Advice: The Super Strength of Clinical Documentation Improvement Programs

Takeaways: Interruption Awareness: Complexity, Cost and Problem-Solving for Case Managers

HEALTHCARE BRIEFS

Feeling the Blues Is Bad for Bloodflow

Physicians Push for Fewer Tests, Procedures for Patients

AHRQ Releases Latest Report on Healthcare Quality and Disparities

ICD-10 Proposal Pushes Implementation to October 2014

Healthcare-Associated Infections Fall

Social Factors Contribute to Men’s Higher Rates of Readmissions, ER Use

Trained Interpreters in ER Can Prevent Medical Errors, Care Gaps

Report: Enrollment Growth, Not Costs, Driving Medicare/Medicaid Spending

Is the Donut Hole Bad for the Heart?

Extra Workers' Pounds Add Up to Higher Health Costs for Employers

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