Courtesy of HIN.com here is their “chart of the week” outlining how case managers interact with their patients.  Did you guess the top three responses?

1) By Telephone (87%)
2) Face-to-Face (67%)
3) Via Email (42%)

This information is taken from the 2012 Healthcare Benchmarks: Healthcare Case Management report from the Healthcare Intelligence Network.

What is your primary method of communicating with the patients, or members, that you work with as a case manager?

Click here for more case management and non-bedside nursing reports and surveys.

According to the recently released “2012 Registered Nurse Case Manager Salary Report” from Pathway Medical Staffing, the average salary for Nurse Case Managers in the New York Metropolitan Area and New Jersey is $89,303.

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While the range of salary levels tightened in 2009 from 2008, the majority of registered nurses earned higher salaries in 2009.  In 2009 forty-three percent of registered nurses earned salaries within the $85,000 range.  The average registered nurse case manager salary in 2009 was $83,592.

The range of salaries was broader in 2010 than 2009.  While the majority of nurses were earning in the $85,000 range in 2009, most nurses earned between $85,000 and $100,000. In 2010, annual non-bedside nursing salaries ranged from a low of $61,000 to a high of $120,000. The average registered nurse case manager salary in 2010 was $88,194, up 5.5% from $83,592 in 2009.

2011 salaries ranged from a low of $70,000 to a high of $110,000, both of which were extremes rather than the norm.  Most non-bedside registered nurses earned within the $90,000 to $100,000 range. However, the average registered nurse case manager salary in 2011 was $89,303. This is only one percent higher than last year.

To view the complete study, you can download a complimentary copy of the 2012 Registered Nurse Case Manager Salary Report.

Courtesy of HIN.com here is their “chart of the week” outlining who is primarily responsible for reducing readmission rates.  The majority of respondents (30%) indicated that case managers had the primary responsibility for reducing rates.

The survey was conducted in 2010 and is based on responses from ninety different healthcare organizations.  Click here to read more.

Who is responsible for reducing readmission rates at your hospital / healthcare organization?

Click here for more case management and non-bedside nursing reports and surveys.

If you are like most hospitals, managed care companies and other healthcare organizations, it’s often challenging to find the right nurse case management and non-bedside nursing talent to join your team. Each month we highlight some of the best case management and non-bedside nursing talent in New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia to help healthcare employers find the nursing staff they are looking for.

If you have always thought that Twitter is just a place where people are sharing what they ate for lunch, or what they did this weekend, you may be missing out on some important healthcare conversations.

Below are some tweets we follow to keep on top of what is going on in the world of healthcare and how it impacts the nurse case managers, non-bedside nurses, hospitals, managed care organizations, and other healthcare organizations that we work with.

If you don’t have time to follow all of them, you can just follow us @pathwaymedical for a quick summary of all the top healthcare tweets that impact the world of non-bedside nursing.

Some top names sharing timely healthcare updates on Twitter…

Join the conversation!

@AHRQNews – AHRQ U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

@amednews – American Medical News: The news and information source for physicians. Covering business, policy, public health and legal issues that impact medical practices.

@CDC_eHealth – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Saving lives. Protecting people. Saving money through prevention.

@CMSGov – Official Twitter account for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

@DeloitteHealth – Source of news and information from Deloitte LLP’s Health Sciences practice.

@disruptivewomen – A blog that aims to serve as a platform for provocative ideas, thoughts, and solutions in the health sphere.

@GEHCSolutions – A resource for healthcare decision-makers from GE Healthcare Performance Solutions.

@HealthLeaders – HealthLeaders Media is the industry’s leading source for news, intelligence, and strategy for senior healthcare executives.

@H_I_N Official Twitter page of the Healthcare Intelligence Network.  News for executives on medical home, ACO, case management, quality, coaching, DM and more.

@HHSGov – News and information from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

@INQRIProgram – The Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative does research to understand how nurses contribute to and can improve the quality of patient care.

@LeapfrogGroup – The Leapfrog Group – Aiming to trigger giant leaps forward in the safety, quality and affordability of health care.

@MHPA – Medicaid Health Plans of America (MHPA) is the leading trade association solely focused on representing Medicaid health plans.

@modrnhealthcr – Modern Healthcare: Award-winning healthcare business news, commentary and opinion.

@msnbc_health – Health, diet and nutrition news from msnbc.com.

@NPRHealth – Health coverage from the NPR Science desk.

@Nurse_com – Gannett Healthcare Group, publisher of Nurse.com and the magazines Nursing Spectrum and NurseWeek.

@nursingworld – American Nursing Association (ANA) Government Affairs is lead in the fight for nurses on Capitol Hill.  Making sure that the issues facing nurses and their patients are front and center.

@nytimeshealth – Health News from NYTimes.com.

@STTI – The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International

@TIMEHealthland – Daily health and wellness news, including the latest research in medicine, nutrition, fitness, mental health, family, parenting and more.

A recent article from Investopedia.com outlines the top 15 jobs that have seen increases in salaries during the recession.  RN salaries ranked #3 on the list at an average of $58,000 per year.

Here’s an excerpt from the article:

“3. Registered Nurse – $58,000
According to the BLS, registered nurses (RNs) make up the largest healthcare profession with over 2.6 million jobs in the United States. The majority of RN jobs are in hospitals treating patients. RNs generally hold a four-year degree and specialize in a particular area of medicine, such as surgery. This profession has also seen an 8.9% increase in median salary since 2006.”

See the full article on Yahoo! Finance: “15 Jobs That Have Increased Salary During the Recession”

If you want to learn more about RN salaries in case management, download our 2011 RN Salary Survey.

Courtesy of HIN.com here is their “chart of the week” depicting the average monthly caseload of a case manager.  This information is based on the “2011 Benchmarks in Healthcare Case Management” report from the Healthcare Intelligence Network.

Is your caseload so overwhelming it’s driving you to look for another job?  Discover all the reasons case managers are motiviated to find a new job this year in our report “2012 Nurse Case Manager Career Resolutions”

New Year… New Tools.

In a recent survey, fifty-six percent of case managers and non-bedside nurses said that their career resolution was to pursue further education this year — and we listened.

Starting today you will find a new career tool on our website.  We are happy to offer case managers and non-bedside nurses the opportunity to earn continuing education credits (CEUs) directly from our site.

All of our courses are powered by AAACEUs which has been a source of pre-approved CEUs since 2003 and is one of the first national online educational services to specialize in continuing education for nurses.

Courses are approved for the following licenses and certifications in nursing, case management, utilization review and discharge planning:

• RN (Registered Nurse)
• ACM (Accredited Case Manager)
• CCM (Certified Case Manager)
• CDMS (Certified Disability Management Specialist)
• CMC (Case Manager Certified) (AIOCM)
• CMCN (Certified Managed Care Nurse)
• CPUR (Certified Professional Utilization Review)
• CPUM (Certified Professional Utilization Management)

…and more

Register online using the link below and you can browse hundreds of course topics that suit your interests and needs.  The BEST news is that when you sign-up for a class we will give you a 20% discount on all courses.  Register today to lock-in your 20% discount.

Just one more tool from Pathway Medical Staffing to help you move forward in your nursing career.

Happy Learning!

Over sixty-eight percent of case managers and non-bedside nurses indicated that they will look for a new job in 2012 according to our recent survey.

In December 2011 Pathway Medical Staffing surveyed over six-hundred and fifty nurse case managers and non-bedside nurses in the third annual “Nursing Career Resolutions” survey.

Respondents represented nurses from a variety of non-bedside nursing disciplines including:
 
 
 

• Case Management
• Audits / Chart Review / Data Collection
• Utilization Review
• Quality
• Appeals / Denials
• Disease Management
• Discharge Planning
• HEDIS / QARR
• Worker’s Compensation / Auto / Disability
• Documentation Improvement
• Pre-Authorization
• Coding
• Risk Management

The report explores what’s motivating nurses to make a career move in 2012, including:

• Money
• Greater Challenge
• More Autonomy
• Flexibility
• Better Resources

See what’s motivating your peers and colleagues to find a new job this year.  Download your complimentary copy of “2012 Nursing Career Resolutions Report.”

Many of the leading health plans we work with are already interviewing our nurses for their 2012 HEDIS review.

Don’t be caught unprepared. Check out our qualified, experienced and dedicated nurses to make your HEDIS / QARR 2012 project a success.

See profiles of HEDIS Nurses working with us:

HEDIS – NEW YORK Metropolitan Area Nurses

HEDIS – NEW JERSEY Nurses

HEDIS – PHILADELPHIA Metropolitan Area Nurses

Learn more about HEDIS / QARR staffing with Pathway Medical.