Last Chance for Salary and Trends Survey
This marks the last week that the Salary and Trends Survey will be accepting your thoughts and opinions. A valuable resource to the industry, the Survey details trends of case and care managers across the country. Visit the top of the page here to complete the short questionnaire.
Current Policies Will Not Avert Health Workforce Crisis
A report from the Association of Academic Health Centers warns that policy changes are needed to address a healthcare workforce crisis. It is essential that the nation take a critical look at its policymaking framework that has created a system for the health workforce that may no longer be adaptable to emerging national health needs. To read the entire report, click here.
Health Care Literacy Lacking, Report Says
Health literacy is one of the major barriers case managers face when working with patients who have catastrophic or chronic conditions. To demonstrate the problem, the latest AARP Bulletin states that only 12 percent of U.S. adults have the skills to obtain and use health information to manage health care proficiently. Read the article by Dr. Carolyn Clancy from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to learn more.
HIPAA Violations Cost Seattle Company $100,000
We have all been waiting to see the repercussions that occur when an organization violates HIPAA. The first suit just settled signals that Heath and Human Services (HHS) is taking a tough stance on violations. Winston Wilkinson, director of the HHS Office of Civil Rights, said in a statement to Government Health IT, “We are committed to effective enforcement of health information privacy and security protections for consumers.” Click here to read more.
Ivy League Students Asked To Consider Public Service
It seems the road to Wall Street leads from Ivy League colleges — a situation that has caused many of the nation’s elite schools to look at ways to create different paths. Here, leaders who recognize that their freshmen enter with a passion to change the world discuss the ways they are trying to reignite that passion in a world that increasingly values big salaries. Click here to read more.
Medical Tourism Needs Up To 10k Professionals In 5 Years
With medical tourism in India expected to grow 30 percent annually until 2012, the demand for talent is going to increase at a brisk pace even as it opens up a whole gamut of job opportunities in the sector. Click here to read more.
