Case Management Advisor – March 1, 2021
March 1, 2021
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Nurse-Led Intervention Helps Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
The Care Coordination for Health Promotion and Activities in Parkinson’s Disease intervention provides patients with self-care tools and care coordination from nurse care managers. The program’s management model uses the four domains of medical, mental, physical function, and living environment.
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Self-Care Notebook for Patients Improves Care Navigation
A care management program gives patients a notebook with simple sections and easily accessible information about the patient’s health. It is an efficient way to help patients improve their care management.
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A Care Path Program Helps with COVID-19 Case Management
A patient-centric care coordination model is needed to help patients with COVID-19 after they are discharged from the hospital.
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Teletriage Applications Help EDs Improve Efficiency, Respond to COVID-19 Pandemic
A virtual intake process has helped many providers handle the multiple priorities involved with caring for a surging number of patients with a highly infectious disease while keeping staff and other patients safe.
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Hospital Cuts COPD Readmission Rates with Bundle Checklist
The development of a bundle checklist for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease has helped a Maryland hospital sharply reduce its readmission rates for these patients. Overall care quality improved for these patients while admitted.