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1. RSD Opinion????

   tsmith1 replied to tsmith1's topic in Case Management

   This is my suspicion as well and what does that say about the thousand of physicians giving this diagnosis. It hinders treatment from those that actually do have this disorder (I have actually seen about 3) due to raised suspicions from every case m...

2. RSD Opinion????

   tsmith1 replied to tsmith1's topic in Case Management

   Workers' Comp is very different from state to state. The comp board in your state should have some imformation. Talking to claims adjustors is also a great way to learn. RSD stand for Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy. It is also know at CRPS or Comple...

3. Case Management Positions

   tsmith1 replied to buildingalife's topic in Case Management

4. Kaplan Case Management Certificate Program

   tsmith1 replied to Lucy4's topic in Case Management

   I have never heard of this test and do not know anyone in the case management field that took such a test in order to get the job. I entered case management after only 4 years of clinical experience and have been doing fine. I didn't even know this...

5. ROLL CALL - Case Managers!!!

   tsmith1 replied to LasVegasRN's topic in Case Management

   I am new to allnurses so here I am: RN, AAS working on my BSN. Have been a case manager since 1997. Started out in workers comp and have not moved on to auto/no-fault. I have handled almost every juridiction on the east cost and am current handling N...

6. RSD Opinion????

   tsmith1 posted a topic in Case Management

   I have two issues regarding RSD that I would like imput on: 1) Has anyone else noticed that the diagnosis is given in work comp injuries almost all the time but with motor vehicle the doctor's seem to go out of their way to rule this out? Why do y...

7. Case Management Qualifications

   tsmith1 replied to tsmith1's topic in Case Management

   I also view previous clinical experience as very important. How can a case manager do the type of critical thinking necessary to do the job without first hand knowledge of the diagnosis and how it is cared for. We recently had a case manager hired r...

8. Case Management Qualifications

   tsmith1 posted a topic in Case Management

   :balloons:I am a case manager currently completing my Bachelor's degree and am working on an assingment for school. I would like to get opinions from current case managers as to the importance of having clinical experience prior to going into the cas...