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According to the U.S. Census, there were 47.8 million people over the age of 65 in the United States in 2015, and it’s expected that this figure will grow to 98.2 million by 2060. Many dermatologists are familiar with this Baby Boomer generation, as the 2017 Burden of Skin Disease Report indicates that 50% of […]

BY JOSE ALEJANDRO, PhD, RN-BC, MBA, CCM, FACHE, FAAN Have you ever had one of those days where everything went right? We all seem to have a unique ability to recognize and talk about what is not going well, but how much time do we devote to celebrating success? Isn’t it more important and uplifting

BY MARY MCLAUGHLIN-DAVIS, DNP, ACNS-BC, NEA-BC, CCM While traveling this week, I checked my emails and was delighted and surprised to receive a message from a case manager colleague and friend I worked with in Pennsylvania 26 years ago. Debbe and her close-knit group of case managers, all working for different employers, took me under

BY CONNIE PHILLIPS-JONES. RN, MSN, CCM, CPHQ In 2011, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released new rules under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), aimed at helping doctors, hospitals and other providers better coordinate care by way of accountable care organizations, or ACOs. ACOs provide a framework for rewarding providers financially —

In this time of identify theft and consumer scams, the Social Security administration has determined to issue new Medicare cards. In this time of identify theft and consumer scams, the Social Security administration has determined to issue new Medicare cards. Everyone’s current Medicare card has an account number which includes a Social Security number. The

Of all the legal documents people sign during their lives, a power of attorney is arguably the most important. Of all the legal documents people sign during their lives, a power of attorney is arguably the most important. Yet many people never have one. Of those who do, most misunderstand them or think that powers