Recognizing that case management programs should be tailored to the special populations being served, health plans are creating specialty programs to meet the needs of their members.
Pediatric case managers from UPMC for You collaborate with caseworkers to ensure that children in foster care get the care, preventive, and behavioral health services they need.
Rather than just cutting off the supply of controlled substances, CareSource case managers work with members with substance abuse problems and help them reduce their dependency.
Molina Healthcare offers Native Americans covered by its Medicaid managed care plan a Traditional Medicine Benefit, which gives them a stipend to spend on traditional healing.
As documented in the CDCs National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS), the population of patients being seen in American EDs continues to get older, except in EDs with a mission to serve children.
While an increasing number of hospital systems are creating senior-friendly EDs, one new study suggests that many of the tenets of geriatric medicine are also applicable to the care of patients with complex health problems, especially with respect to care transitions.
