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Case Management Focus: The Case Manager’s Role in First Report of Injury
Case Management Focus: The Case Manager’s Role in First Report of Injury

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Most businesses have signs strategically placed to alert workers to report a workplace injury or illness as soon as possible. This is to ensure the injured worker receives the care they […]
Case Management Focus: 2024 Professional Reading List
Case Management Focus: 2024 Professional Reading List

Welcome to the 2024 Professional Reading List. I create this list each year at this time to share books and e-letters that help me keep my finger on the pulse of the healthcare industry. I […]
Case Management Focus: Wellness and Well-being — Taking Your Own Pulse
Case Management Focus: Wellness and Well-being — Taking Your Own Pulse

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When you fly, you have heard the flight attendants during the pre-departure announcement say: “If we lose cabin pressure, a mask will fall from above. Put your mask on first, then […]
Case Management Focus: It’s National Nurses Week — Celebrating Nurses!
Case Management Focus: It’s National Nurses Week — Celebrating Nurses!

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The American Nurses Association celebrates National Nurses Week 2024, May 6 - May 12, and throughout May. This year's theme, "Nurses Make the Difference," honors the incredible nurses who embody the […]
Case Management Focus: What Happened to Communication Etiquette — Phone Calls, Emails, Text Messages?
Case Management Focus: What Happened to Communication Etiquette — Phone Calls, Emails, Text Messages?

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- One of my pet peeves is calling/emailing or texting someone professionally and not getting a response back. I never understand why the person did not send a short note, that they […]
Case Management Focus: Setting Realistic Expectations in a Challenging Healthcare System
Case Management Focus: Setting Realistic Expectations in a Challenging Healthcare System

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- One of the most important things nurse case managers can do when working with injured workers and their families is to help them set realistic expectations of the healthcare system. Before […]
Case Managment Focus: Social Determinants of Health Impacting Return to Work
Case Managment Focus: Social Determinants of Health Impacting Return to Work

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- We don't often consider Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) in workers' compensation, but as we learn more about their impact, we know that recovery and return to work are impacted when […]
Letting the Process Move Forward as a Nurse Case Manager
Letting the Process Move Forward as a Nurse Case Manager

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- I am working with a man who fell while he was in Mexico on vacation with his family. He suffered a brain injury and is confused and agitated. As a result, […]