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Case Management Contributes to Better Transitions, Reductions in LOS
When reviewing her health system’s care transition, a manager of case management noticed a trend: The length of stay was heading in the right direction, but the readmission rates bounced up and down.
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New Payer-provider Five-year Contract Pushes the Envelope on Care Coordination
Independence Blue Cross and the University of Pennsylvania Health System signed a five-year contract, effective July 1, 2017, to share accountability for quality and cost.
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Case Management Model Act Defines Case Management at the Federal Level
The Case Management Society of America recently sent letters to U.S. representatives and senators, asking for their consideration of The Case Management Model Act.
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Case Managers Will Promote Their Profession on Capitol Hill
Case managers and others will head to Capitol Hill to meet with lawmakers in September to explain how case management adds value to the healthcare delivery system.
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ANA Prepares for Return of Ebola – or Anything Else
As a result of the Ebola outbreak, the American Nurses Association has entered into training and resource collaborations with both the CDC and the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.
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OB Risk Reduction Focuses on Nurses, Detailed Timelines
While much of malpractice prevention efforts focus on physicians, nurses can be at risk of malpractice charges in this specialty.
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Care Managers Can Improve Communication With Physicians
Patients’ chronic conditions increasingly can be managed at home, but it requires highly effective communication between providers — and this is where case managers can help.
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Under MACRA, Keep Two Goals in Mind: Quality and Managing Costs
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act likely will enhance the value of care coordination services, focusing on decreasing readmissions.
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Remote Monitoring Can Enhance Case Management and Reduce Costs
A remote monitoring program can save thousands of dollars per patient by giving case managers and providers real-time data and trends of vital signs and other health information.
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Care Transition Program Targets High-risk Patients With Data
Good data and a quick phone call sometimes are all it takes to keep at-risk patients well and out of the hospital.