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Best Practices for Discharge Planning from a Post-Acute Perspective

With reduced Medicare reimbursement a reality starting in 2012 for hospitals with higher-than-expected readmission rates, this...

Fatigue May Be Warning Sign for COPD Hospitalization

Level of fatigue could be used to predict the risk of hospitalization for people with a lung condition called chronic obstructive...

Understanding Medical Relevance of Social Security Disability Insurance

Hospitals and healthcare providers often have familiarity, if not expert knowledge, about Medicaid and Medicare health insurance...

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Federal Office Created to Conduct Emergency Care Research
The National Institutes of Health recently announced the creation of the agency’s new Office of Emergency Care Research to coordinate and foster basic...


Occupational Injuries Higher for Those with Disabilities
Language Access Requirement in Healthcare
Gathering Light for Those with Parkinson’s Disease
Adapting to an Aging Population

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TRENDS
COPD Leads to High Readmission Rates, Particularly Among Minorities
Race, ethnicity and income are all factors that affect hospital readmission rates and readmission costs for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to a September statistical brief from the federal Agency for...

Long-term Care Costs: Facilities Up, Home Care Steady
6 Lessons for Reducing Readmissions: How 4 Hospitals Are Excelling
CLINICAL
An Asthma Management Plan in Action
Asthma is the most common pediatric chronic illness, affecting more than 4 million children per year. Yet with a proper education and medication regimen, asthma can be controlled to improve the quality of life for those children...

Supercharged Cost Drivers
Healthy Beginnings for a Mother and Child
BEST PRACTICE
Navigating Difficult Discussions
The art and depth of managing conversations Rare is the person that relishes a difficult conversation: the kind that can escalate to argument and potentially mar personal and professional relationships. But even the most...

Medicaid Program Achieves Top Quality Care
Behavior-Based Ergonomics: Breakthrough Alzheimer’s Therapy
AWARDS
Register for the Essence of Case Management Bootcamp, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 6, 2013
Register for the Professional Patient Advocate Institute Workshop, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 7, 2013
The Medical Home and Accountable Care: Defining Teams, Ensuring Responsibilities (Webinar, May 30, 2013)

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2012 Directory of Children, Youth and Families Services2012 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.
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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 and Children's HealthCare 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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NEW! The Essence of Case Management

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 »

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