Hospital Case Management – April 1, 2019
April 1, 2019
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Case Management Trends in 2019 Include Focus on Value and Pathways to Success
Change is in the air this year, and it is moving the focus more toward case management work in care coordination and value-based care.
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Care Transition Bundle Outlines Seven Strategies
The National Transitions of Care Coalition uses seven key elements that help health systems adopt value-based care.
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Value-Based Care Requires Support for At-Risk Populations
Case managers should learn how to better work with patients most vulnerable to hospitalization and build relationships with them, experts say.
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Well-Regarded Business Strategies Can Be Used in Case Management
Payers, including the federal government, are beginning to recognize that healthcare providers can succeed with keeping patients healthy only to the extent that patients are willing collaborators in their own care.
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Pediatric Hospitals Develop Best Practices to Avoid Readmissions
A group of children’s hospitals has taken the bundles of care approach, applying a bundle of their best practices to see how these impact outcomes.
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Children’s Hospital Develops Tool to Improve Throughput
Changes in regulatory and reimbursement factors are making it more likely that children’s hospitals will follow in the footsteps of health systems and focus on improving patient throughput and reducing readmissions.
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Interdisciplinary Care Rounds: A Key Strategy for Improving Case Management Outcomes, Part Two
This month will discuss the elements of a walking rounds format and the role that the interdisciplinary team members play in the process.