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Case Management Weekly is a free e-mail newsletter that offers news, resources, and Q&As to help case managers from all settings find ways to enhance quality and reduce legal and compliance risks.

January 16, 2008 (Volume 4, Issue 49)

U.S. falls behind nations in preventable deaths
According to a new study in the January/February issue of Health Affairs, authors Ellen Nolte and C. Martin McKee report the U.S. ranks lowest among 19 industrialized nations in preventable deaths.

U.S. falls behind nations in preventable deaths
According to a new study in the January/February issue of Health Affairs, authors Ellen Nolte and C. Martin McKee report the U.S. ranks lowest among 19 industrialized nations in preventable deaths.

Medicare spending on the rise
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new report detailing an 18.7% increase in Medicare spending in 2006, which is the fastest rate of growth in 25 years. Overall, Medicare spending from 2005 to 2006 increased by $63.3 billion.

The complexities of case management
Case managers must advocate for the most optimal course of care for patients across the healthcare continuum. For catastrophic and complex patient conditions, this advocacy carries the responsibility of acquiring sufficient knowledge of all available options for the appropriate levels of care and treatment.

Survey shows consumers care about pricing data
Consumers care about healthcare prices and quality, and will shop around if they are provided with that information, according to a survey published by The Regence Group, a health insurance company based in Portland, OR.

Other recently-published articles from Case Management Weekly:

CMW News: CMS develops program to prevent Medicare fraud

CMW News: RAC program has saved CMS almost $700 million, report says

CMW Tip of the Week: Clearing up concurrent coding

CMW Sneak Peek: Increase your facility’s access to healthcare while improving the bottom line

CMW News: New online tool set to help uninsured locate care

CMW News: The Joint Commission places 2009 standards online

CMW Tip of the Week: Nailing down a case manager’s job responsibilities

CMW Sneak Peek: Complex Case: Two strategies for dealing with the uninsured

CMW News: CDC reports on numbers of uninsured

CMW News: The American Hospital Association launches updated RAC Web site

CMW Tip of the Week: Let’s dig deeper into case management ratios

CMW Sneak Peek: Directing a system offers different challenges, benefits

CMW News: CMS declares pay-for-performance pilot a success

CMW News: Psychiatric patients contribute to ED overcrowding

CMW Tip of the week: Case manager to patient ratio

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