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Integrated Case Management Model Shows Which Resources Are Needed
An integrated care management team approach helped a health system improve clinical outcomes for patients, lower costs, and lower rates of healthcare utilization, according to a 10-year study.
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Go 3-D: Here’s How to Add Power and Depth to Case Management Assessments
Case management assessments will lead easily into care plans when they’re created more robustly — a 3-D vs. 1-D assessment.
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To Know Patients’ Social Determinants of Health Is to Understand Their Obstacles
Patients’ underlying social and personal issues, known as social determinants of health, can affect their hospital lengths of stay, readmissions, and overall health.
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Population Health Program Jumps From Lowest to Highest Performer
Healthcare organizations collaborate on population health initiatives, and the result is a quick improvement in clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction.
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Don’t Let Use of Technology Violate Patient Confidentiality
Every case management department should have a firm policy that prohibits staff from posting anything related to work, including photographs, on social media.
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Embrace Technology, But Use Caution
Today’s essential equipment, such as laptops or cellphones, can be a roadblock to building rapport with patients if they are not implemented correctly.
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ED-based Universal Screening Helps Identify Patients at Risk for Suicide
Can a universal screening approach for suicide be implemented efficiently in a busy emergency setting where taking care of acute problems is the primary focus? Parkland Hospital & Health System in Dallas has demonstrated that it can, and administrators there believe their approach could be adapted for use in other hospital systems.
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JAHF Age-friendly Initiative Showing Results
Hospitals are reporting positive results from a program sponsored by The John A. Hartford Foundation, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization in New York City that works to improve conditions for the care of older adults in the healthcare system.
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Want a Case Management Revolution? Here’s How It’s Done
Using a homegrown seven-day case management program, a Florida hospice gives case managers more time to work with patients, improving quality and efficiency of care.
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Complex Care Teams Can Take Case Management to New Levels
Patients with unusually difficult obstacles to transitions can end up with long lengths of stay or too many ED visits and rehospitalizations. A complex care team is one way to solve this problem.