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Continuing Education
Welcome to the Continuing Education Activity Center, the fast and easy place to fulfill your continuing education needs. Here you will find pre-approved continuing education programs in a variety of educational formats for case managers, disability management specialists, nurses and social workers.
View instructions on how to purchase CE programs and access the CE portal(PDF)|
Events | e-Learning | Special Reports | Case In Point Magazine | Supplements | Webinars |
In addition to team-based learning opportunities, each Case In Point Webinar offers a complimentary 1.5 contact hours for all qualified professionals who participate.
The Medical Home: Redefining Chronic Disease Management
The crisis is clear -- chronic diseases are crushing healthcare. Chronic diseases, such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and arthritis, are among the most common, costly and preventable of all health problems in the U.S. In terms of cost, we know that health costs are growing faster than employee wages and the economy at large. An aging population virtually guarantees that the problem will only continue to escalate. Purchase Webinar & CE Exam »
Coordinating Care for Older Adult Surgery Patients
he US’s older adult population, those 65 and older, is approximately 40 million and expected to nearly double by 2030. The program is presented by Judy Dahle, an experienced OR nurse and gerontologist who will discuss the challenges this population brings, including physiological change, medication management, sensory deficits, discharge planning, and more. Purchase Webinar & CE Exam »
Medical Home and the EHR: Creating 21st Century Solutions
In our continued series on the Patient Centered Health Care Home, we will bring together a panel who will share insights advancements in the medical home and the use of outcomes-boosting health IT solutions. Purchase Webinar & CE Exam »
RACs, MACs, MICs, QICs, ZPICs
Know What They Mean and Limit Your Financial Risk
Navigating the federal auditing bodies – or what seems like a large cup of alphabet soup – is enough to make your head spin. In the face of these auditing bodies, case managers stand at the brink of a tremendous opportunity -- to make an impact within their organization by learning more about these new and changing entities and knowing the value in understanding the financial risk they pose to their organizations. Purchase Webinar & CE Exam »
Revolutionizing Patient Engagement
How a Core Component of the Medical Home Can Transform Healthcare
In our continued series on the Patient Centered Health Care Home, we will bring together a panel who will share insights into advocacy and patient engagement advances. Purchase Webinar & CE Exam »
Boosting Outcomes in the Medical Home Through Case Management
Learn the Key Responsibilities of Case Managers in the Medical Home Model
Explore the role, function, competencies and value a case manager brings to the medical home model. If you are a physician contemplating practice transformation or looking for ways to better manage complex patients, or if you are a health plan or an individual case manager who wants to learn more about the dynamic role the medical home will play in transforming the healthcare system, register for this training course. Purchase Webinar & CE Exam »
Curing Hospital Readmissions
As Penalties Loom, Learn the Strategies of Real-Time Monitoring and Early Interventions
Learn from an esteemed faculty who at the forefront of improving the delivery of care for patients at risk about innovative ways for reducing avoidable readmissions. Purchase Webinar & CE Exam »
The Role of Managed Care in the Medical Home
Providing a Lifeline for Primary Care Practices
Case In Point brought a team from the Health Plan of Michigan to discuss the success they have seen in improving care for their members as well as raising satisfaction levels for primary care physician practices as they have transitioned to the patient-centered health care home. Purchase Webinar & CE Exam »
Tamperproof: Securing Medication Reconciliation
What You Need to Know to Improve Adherence and Enhance Patient Safety
Since 2000, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received thousands of reports of medication errors. According to The Joint Commission’s Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, “more than 40 percent of medication errors are believed to result from inadequate reconciliation in handoffs during admission, transfer and discharge of patients.” Purchase Webinar & CE Exam »
The Future of Case Management Is Now: Investigating New Models and Trends
Improving the Delivery of Care Through Coordinated Paradigms
1.5 CE credits
In honor of Case Management Week, Case In Point has brought together three leaders in tune with trends and strategies that are changing the face of healthcare delivery – all from the perspective of new-age case management programs and protocols. Purchase Webinar & CE Exam »
How To Implement a Medical Home
Strategies for Providers, Payers and Involved Practitioners
1.5 CE credits
Join an enlightening, 90-minute training session on advancements in the medical home model and learn from frontline trendsetters how to make the PCHCH model work in your practice, organization or setting. Purcahse Webinar & CE Exam »
Observation Services: How Case Managers Can Lead the Way
Creating an Action Plan for Proper Documentation, Billing and Compliance
1.5 CE credits
Faculty of case management leaders identify the leading strategies, teams, processes and programs created to ensure compliance and drive optimal reimbursement from payers, all while maintaining tools and tips for patient satisfaction. Purchase Webinar & CE Exam »
Caseloads Matter: Navigating the Art and Science of Caseload Management
How to Create an Ideal Case Size in Case Management
1.5 CE credits
While ideal caseloads may differ, the important thing is to understand why they differ. Bringing together experts behind the latest research into both the art and science of caseload capacity, the Case In Point Webinar series presents Caseloads Matter: Navigating the Art and Science of Caseload Management, which will shed light on how you can successfully navigate caseloads. Purchase Webinar & CE Exam »
Value-Based Purchasing - How It WIll Change the Status Quo
Why Case Management Is the Constant in Healthcare Change
1.5 CE credits
Change is the new constant in today’s healthcare landscape. Regulatory changes, reductions in payment for readmissions, documentation changes to demonstrate accountability, incentives linked to the patient experiences are just a few of the changes that providers are preparing for as the country plans to implement value-driven healthcare.
The one constant is that case managers continue to be in the unique position to assist hospitals and other providers in rising to the challenges that will change the current healthcare landscape as we know it.
Purchase Webinar & CE Exam »
Pituitary Disorders: Clinical and Mental Health Challenges to their Diagnosis and Treatment
1.5 CE credits
Depression, anxiety, loss of libido, sexual dysfunction, eating disorders, bipolar disorder, lethargy... these are all mental health conditions that are common in people with a pituitary disorder. And, did you know that one in five people are currently living with a pituitary disorder? That's 60 million people in the United States alone.
Research shows a greater prevalence of pituitary and other neuroendocrine disorders than previously known. Unfortunately because disorders of the pituitary are not understood, it can take many patients years to obtain a proper diagnosis. Once diagnosed and properly treated, patients are often faced with physical and mental changes that may be lifelong. Therefore, the aspects of long-term medical management and hormone replacement therapies will be needed. Purchase Webinar & CE Exam »
Securing Care Transitions to Prevent Avoidable Readmissions: How Strong Transitions of Care Boost Quality, Save Costs
1.5 CE credits
When a patient moves through the healthcare system from one point to the next, the gaps between care points can swallow the patient and turn a sound care plan into a less-than-desirable situation – where poor medication adherence, a lack of follow-up care and costly readmissions prevail.
But a transition point doesn’t have to be a gaping hole. With the right workflow, follow-up care and discharge processes in place, facilities can improve the patient care process, boost health outcomes, enhance transitions and ultimately save dollars for themselves and the healthcare system.
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New Regulations of Medical Loss Ratio: An Opportunity for Case / Care Managers to Demonstrate Outcomes
1.5 CE credits
New regulations issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) require health insurers to spend 80 to 85 percent of consumers' premiums on direct care for patients and efforts to improve care quality. What does this mean to professionals involved in care coordination? It means professionals will have to clearly demonstrate how the work they do contributes to the improvement in direct care to patients and quality improvement. Purchase Webinar & CE Exam»
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