National Case Management Week is October 11 – 17, 2020 The theme this year for National Case Management Week is Case Managers Can _______________. Our Case Managers were asked to write their thoughts on this sentence. Margaret A. Thompson RN, BSN, CCM shares her thoughts below. Case Managers Can [...]
National Case Management Week is October 11 – 17, 2020 The theme this year for National Case Management Week is Case Managers Can _______________. Our Case Managers were asked to write their thoughts on this sentence. Below are Janet Platz RN. QMA, CCM’s thoughts. Case Managers Can Be Compared [...]
Are all Vocational Case Management Companies Alike? That is a statement I have heard on several occasions when speaking with a potential client as to the advantages when working with the CompAlliance Vocational Department. They frequently do not believe there is a good reason to consider working with a [...]
Happy Summer Everyone! Can you believe it almost the 4th of July? Here are the class descriptions for this week. Tuesday, June 30th - Antidote to Sitting This 30-minute class focuses on opening across the chest and collarbone area, lengthening the spine and opening the front of the hips [...]
Thoughts for Employers As an employer, we will want to consider our employees may have become deconditioned over these past three months. According to a WebMD article regarding a Danish study on healthy aging, it takes just two weeks of physical inactivity for those who are physically fit to [...]
The excitement is building! The lights and camera are ready! We are so looking forward to seeing you all in the Expo Hall. Register here. Have you wanted to make a mask but you don't have sewing skills? Do you want to connect with your work comp peeps? Learn [...]
As a Registered Nurse and mother, I always knew there was more to the practice of these professions than the rules, science, etc. As I was reading an article today, it really helped me to voice what it takes to be a nurse when addressing one of the [...]
As you may know, CompAlliance is URAC accredited for Case Management. I recently participated in a Case Management Advisory Group that reviewed the proposed revisions to the Case Management Standards. We met twice weekly from April through May. This was quite an undertaking and I do believe we were able to [...]
I just received my CMSA Today magazine (the magazine of the Case Management Society of America) and noticed the magazine this month was focused on the role Case Management plays in a variety of healthcare situations. It made me think about the role we as case managers play in [...]
Over the past few years I have read about legislation in many states beginning to cover heart disease, heart attacks and hypertension. I noted some states were more liberal in their interpretation than others. For example in Florida, The Presumptive Disability Law for public officers states, Any condition or [...]
Jennifer Jordan of MEDVAL writes an article for LexisNexis reviewing: the misunderstandings that persist re: MSAs and the issues re: Medicare Advantage private cause of action. https://www.lexisnexis.com/legalnewsroom/workers-compensation/b/recent-cases-news-trends-developments/archive/2016/08/08/fifteen-years-since-the-patel-memo-and-medical-secondary-payer-issues-continue-to-mystify.aspx?sthash.mR8A9eCx.mjjo
