Case Management Advisor – May 1, 2007
May 1, 2007
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Social workers in the ED help members access primary care
By locating a social worker in hospital emergency departments to help members overcome barriers to primary care, Horizon NJ Health was able to decrease ED visits by 45% among members who had a face-to-face conversation with the social worker. -
Integrated program takes proactive approach to care
When members of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida are seriously ill, injured, facing surgery, or need help negotiating the health care system, their care is managed by a care coordinator located in their region. -
Patient-centered care management saves money
Patients with life-limiting conditions who received patient-centered management had dramatically reduced utilization and cost of care compared to patients with similar conditions who received regular case management, a study by Blue Shield of California has concluded. -
LegalEase: When physicians refer post-acute providers
Discharge planners/case managers may encounter physicians who insist upon making referrals to specific post-acute providers. These physicians may serve as medical directors or provide consulting services to the providers to whom they insist upon making referrals. Are these types of arrangements appropriate? -
Joint Commission focuses low health literacy issues
When The Joint Commission released information on how to narrow the communication gap between patients and health care practitioners to improve patient safety, some people in the field of patient education said, "It's about time." -
Better education needed to prevent hepatitis
Love your liver, says Thelma King Thiel, chairwoman and CEO for Hepatitis Foundation International based in Silver Spring, MD. Thiel would like this statement to be as common as "Fasten your seatbelt." -
California launches hospital report card site
A new web site, www.CalHospitalCompare.org, enables Californians to compare the performance of more than 200 hospitals statewide on a variety of quality measures from maternity services to cardiac treatment.