Need contact hours to renew your CCM or CDMS certification?

Every issue of Case in Point magazine contains four contact hours approved by the Commission for Case Manager Certification and the Certification of Disability Management Specialists. There are currently 18 hours available in the following documents at the Case in Point website:

The December/January, February/March and April/May issues of Case in Point, along with the Independent Case Management Supplement and the valuable supplement titled Working Together Toward Cultural Competency.

NTOCC offers new tools, features with enhanced website

The National Transitions of Care Coalition (NTOCC) announced on May 2 the launch of an enhanced website. The redesigned site contains a variety of new downloadable tools and information to help address transition of care challenges and to raise awareness about transitions of care. Click here for the revamped and redesigned website.

Common drugs linked to complications for elderly

Researchers have found that some common drugs for treating incontinence, allergies or high blood pressure that block acetylcholine have been linked to problems with walking and cognitive function in the older population. Click here for the story.

Home monitoring program improves outcomes for heart patients

A new study by Connected Cardiac Care Program shows that patients with heart failure who were monitored remotely with tele-monitoring equipment showed improvement and had lower average hospital readmission rates. Click here for the story.

Experts debate guidelines for treatment in event of flu pandemic, disaster

An article in the Baltimore Sun introduces a plan developed by a special physician task force, which has developed recommendations for healthcare providers about which patients should not be treated during a flu pandemic or other disaster in order to ensure scarce medical resources are used in an objective and uniform way. Click here for the story.