Today, all eyes are on the quality and safety — or lack thereof — in our healthcare system. Articles are being written and studies are being done which prove that, regardless of setting, problems occur and are occurring on a daily basis. There are many causes for these problems, and smart organizations are doing what […]

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National Case Management Week
All of us at Dorland Healthcare Information would like to extend best wishes to everyone involved in the practice of case management. National Case Management Week (October 7-13) serves to recognize case managers, to educate the public about case management, and to increase recognition of the significant contribution that case managers provide […]

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In this week’s issue:

• October is breast cancer awareness month
• Younger nursing home population emerging
• Virtual colonoscopy effective per two recent studies
• Genetic profiling could show best chemotherapy for patients
• Preventive care could save $1 trillion in U.S. health care cost
• Health care facilities increasingly outsource IT

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The Collaborative Practice Summit (CPS) took place Oct. 3, 4, and 5 and was the first time the Case Management Society of America (CMSA) took on the challenge of orchestrating a meeting in addition to their annual conference. The Summit differed in a few ways from the annual conference. It was a much more intimate […]

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In this week’s issue:

• Lack of awareness about PAD
• Study: Firms should help unhappy workers
• Family Wins suit for autistic son’s heath care
• Many nursing homes managed through corporate structure

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