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32 HEALTH • September 21, 2015 A shot of healthy marketing! DON'T MISS OUT! You'll want to see and be seen in this quarterly publication! While the health care industry in our region is huge, there has never before been a single resource that delivers both industry news and analysis along with a consumer forum where industry experts can share their best advice and insights. Our regional HEALTH publication and E-newsletter will be aimed not only at health care professionals, but at health-care consumers, both retail and business. If you're a player in the health care field looking to promote your service, or if your business is trying to reach medical professionals and practices with products or services - we can help you deliver your message to this highly targeted audience. UPCOMING ISSUE DATES: • OCTOBER 26 Annual Health Care Resource Guide • NOVEMBER 30 Mental & Behavioral Health/ The Business of Health Care For information on how to get your company's message in front of this highly targeted audience, contact Mark Murray, Associate Publisher at 508.755.8004 x227 or mmurray@wbjournal.com The Region's Quarterly Health Care Magazine HEALTH C E N T R A L M A S S A C H U S E T T S specify coding experience, Butler said, including intake nurses, minimum data set nurses in long-term care set- tings, facility screeners, and nurse case managers who work for insurance companies. Computers have become an integral part of direct care as well, she said. Case Management Meanwhile, the need for qualified case managers is growing. Worcester- based insurer Fallon Health has moved to an integrated model of care and case management in a collabora- tive process in which a person or family is assessed in a holistic approach to that member's needs. This provides great possibilities for openings in non-clinical careers that provide essential care management functions. Fallon's Dr. Lisa Price-Stevens says case managers are the interface between patients and the clinical community. Case managers in inte- grated programs work in care teams to address disease management, dia- betes management and to advocate for what is necessary to bring patients to wellness. Case managers want to ensure that members have advocates and the ability to take an active part in their medical decisions, of particu- lar importance with the increasing role of outpatient settings. Most case managers have clinical or social-work background. Nurse case managers draw on their nursing background to help identify high- risk people. Behavioral health case managers who may have had solo practices and now want to work as part of a care team, are joining the ranks. Additionally, Fallon employs 'navigators', essentially logisticians who ensure that all departments and components of the patient's care are operating efficiently. "They love caring for people, but don't want to see blood," Price- Stevens says. NON-CLINICAL MEDICAL CAREERS Continued from Page 17 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 2014 3,220 2016 3,450 230 7.3% 160 Medical Secretaries 2014 1,530 2016 1,640 110 7.2% 80 Medical Equipment Repairers 2014 1,020 2016 1,080 60 5.8% 60 Health Technologists and Clinicians, All Other 2014 21,540 2016 22,650 1,110 5.1% 810 Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians 2014 1,900 2016 1,980 80 4.2% 60 Health Educators 2014 5,760 2016 5,980 220 3.7% 250 Medical and Health Services Managers 2014 11,020 2016 11,400 380 3.5% 430 Medical Records and Health Information Technicians 2014 6,060 2016 6,240 180 2.9% 240 Medical Equipment Preparers 2014 1,300 2016 1,330 30 2.4% 40 Pharmacy Technicians 2014 7,730 2016 7,870 140 1.8% 190 Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 2014 6,420 2016 6,510 90 1.3% 130 Pharmacists 2014 6,800 2016 6,870 70 1.1% 190 Base Projected Percent Avg. annual Occupation Name Year Base year Projected Change change openings Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014-2015 Edition OCCUPATIONAL PROJECTIONS, MASSACHUSETTS, 2014-2016

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