Case Management Advisor – September 1, 2005
September 1, 2005
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Program helps Medicaid recipients learn to navigate health care system
Faced with a legislative mandate to save $2.5 million over the 2004-2005 biennium, Montana Medicaid developed a three-pronged approach to helping its clients better manage their health. -
Is your facility vulnerable to a malpractice lawsuit?
In today's litigious society, it's more important than ever for case managers to take steps to protect themselves in case of a medical malpractice lawsuit, says Jacqueline Carolan, JD, an attorney with Fox Rothschild in Philadelphia. -
Benchmark study identifies frequency, causes of falls
Although home health agencies have focused on falls in the home for many years, their importance was brought into the spotlight when the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations included that category in the 2005 National Safety Patient Goals. -
Postpartum RTW calls for sensitivity, creativity
Return to work can be challenging for any recovering or rehabilitating worker, but helping a new mother adjust to being back at work can require an occupational health nurse to be especially creative and understanding. -
New P4P program uses established measures
The Leapfrog Group, based in Washington, DC, has launched a new incentive program for hospitals that it hopes will do for the private sector what the Premier/Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration Project appears to be doing for Medicare. -
President signs patient safety bill into law
On July 29, President Bush signed into law the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005, which will create legal and confidentiality protections for patient safety information that providers share for educational purposes and create patient safety organizations to promote information sharing.