This week, my father-in-law and his brother (both over 70 years old) visited us in Fort Lauderdale from Laurel, Maryland. My husband and I relocated to Fort Lauderdale in 1988 and as a result, have missed a good number of family events over the years. Not the big ones, like Christmas and weddings, but the […]

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In this week’s issue:

• Parents urged to let children participate in allergy treatment
• Study: Chest Compressions more important in CPR
• States go online to help residents slim down
• Survey: Health plan satisfaction varies
• Campaign urges exercise, other efforts to prevent falls among seniors
• United Healthcare to spotlight hospitals according to cardiac care
• Saliva-based diagnostic tests could soon be standard
• Heart group backs anti-cholesterol statins for children

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In this week’s issue:

• CDC reports major decline in hepatitis cases
• Survey: Employers hold down healthcare costs with creative incentives
• Providers will need identity management technology in 2007
• Study: Expert centers more cost-effective for disease care
• Transforming U.S. hospitals
• Studies: Patients often don’t pursue follow-up care
• Medicare to review anemia drugs
• “Help is Here”: Service links uninsured with assistance

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How do we determine standards for case manager caseloads?
One of the most common questions I receive from fellow case managers is: How can we determine caseloads for our case management department? The question is asked by case managers from acute care hospitals and managed care organizations, and even by independents who have case managers on […]

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In this week’s issue:

• CDC: Disease prevention needed to bring down the health costs of aging
• HCA to tell hospital patients cost in advance
• Cultural Diversity
• Study: Cardiac risk factors develop earlier in Hispanic women
• Report: Black men at much greater risk than whites for HIV
• Report: Some turned away from tribal health clinics
• Genetic test change cancer care
• Study: Ibuprofen best painkiller for children
• Presidential campaigns already see healthcare as major issue
• Study: Eating-disorder prevention program helps at-risk women

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