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Faced with rising healthcare costs and declining healthcare dollars, providers and payers alike are putting a new emphasis on wellness and prevention, and case managers should fit right in.
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The use of specific medications following a heart attack has been shown to reduce cardiovascular events and mortality, however; while highly effective, the rate of adherence to these medications is poor.
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In September 2011, world leaders held the first General Assembly at the United Nations (UN) to address chronic disease, which caused an estimated 36 million deaths worldwide in 2008.
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When it's typical for patients to wait four hours or more to see an emergency physician, and your leave-without-being-seen (LWBS) rate is pushing 10%, you know it's time to rethink the whole process.
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In response to comments from healthcare professionals, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) made significant changes to the final rule for the creation of accountable care organizations (ACOs), which encourage providers to better coordinate care across all settings.
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After Charleston (WV) Area Medical Center began a readmission reduction program, readmission rates for a group of targeted heart failure patients was reduced by 50%.
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Key components of the initiatives include forging an alliance with post-acute providers, transition coaching for at-risk patients during the hospital stay and after discharge, and teaching patients to use their personal health record to track their care and list questions for providers, according to Tammy Cole-Poklewski, RN, MS, director of quality, patient safety, and care management at the 142-bed facility.
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(Editor's note: This is a multi-part series where we will explore the most common roles, functions, models, and caseloads in the hospital case management field.)
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For infants and young children with urinary tract infection (UTI) seen in the emergency department, a simple ultrasound examination might avoid the need for more complex X-ray tests, reports a study in a recent issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.
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The financial demands on the current healthcare system puts more pressure on case managers to prepare patients for hospital discharge, ensure that they receive care in an appropriate venue, and/or support the patients in managing their chronic illnesses, says Teri Treiger, RN-C, MA, CCM, CCP, a case management consultant based in Holbrook, MA, and past president of the Case Management Society of America (CMSA), with headquarters in Little Rock, AR.