Reflections of a “Seasoned” Nurse upon Retirement

Well, the time is actually arriving. I have contemplated, tentatively scheduled and delayed over and over the actual date of my retirement for probably the past two years. It has become a source of jokes from my family and friends - saying "they will believe it when they see [...]

2020-11-23T10:06:32-06:00November 23rd, 2020|

Case Managers Can __________ (Part 2)

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 [...]

2020-10-06T13:35:00-05:00October 6th, 2020|

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 [...]

2020-10-06T13:05:47-05:00October 6th, 2020|

Principles of Trauma Informed Care – Your experience?

This has been one of my most popular blog posts - I originally posted this as a 3 part series, which is still available in CompTalk. In the first part of this series I discussed the research on the impact of Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) and Adverse Childhood [...]

2020-07-14T12:56:27-05:00July 15th, 2020|

COVID-19 Case Management – There are Huge Challenges!

Case Management of COVID-19 Employees We are so focused at present on the immediate short-term needs of our COVID-19 patients, i.e., PPE, Dialysis, Ventilators, etc.  How do we case manage these acutely ill recovering workers when they are discharged home? We need a discussion about alternatives for [...]

2020-06-18T12:48:48-05:00April 24th, 2020|

Methods to Implement the Principles of Trauma-Informed Care through the Case Management Process – Part 3 in a series

In Part 2 of this series we talked about the The 3 “E’s”, 4 “R’s” and 6 Principles of Trauma Informed Care and their effect on the Trauma-informed Care Process. In this installment we will share how these principles could affect the Case Management Process.  As stated previously, they [...]

2020-06-18T12:59:55-05:00March 12th, 2020|

The 3 “E’s”, 4 “R’s” and 6 Principles of Trauma Informed Care – Part 2 in a series

In the first part of this series I discussed the research on the impact of Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) and Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) on the ability of our Recovering Workers (RW) to actively participate and adhere to their treatment plan post-injury, and the need to begin to [...]

2020-06-18T13:00:38-05:00March 5th, 2020|

5 Best Practices to Consider When Evaluating a Medical Case Management Provider for your Employees

When Should You Use the Services of a Field-based Case Manager? Field-Based Case Management is the process of utilizing a Medical Case Manager to assist the claims professional with assuring appropriate, goal-directed, timely medical treatment and facilitating a consistent, progressive return to work program with the goal of an [...]

2020-06-18T13:01:08-05:00February 29th, 2020|

2020 is the Year for Trauma-Informed Care

Recently, I met two podiatrists that practice in New York and perform workers’ compensation IMEs along with their usual practice. They were down to visit one of my friends and play some golf in Florida. When they found out I worked in the workers’ compensation industry, they verbalized frustration [...]

2020-02-11T09:42:34-06:00February 11th, 2020|
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