Leveraging Interprofessional Team-Based Care Toward Case Management Excellence: Part 2, Team Development, Interprofessional Team Activation, and Sustainability
Conclusions: Shifts in reimbursement models, organizational cultures, and client populations have yielded emphasis on the swift IPTBC implementation. In addition, the recognition of team development as a fluid process endemic to achieve client-centric outcomes and organizational return on investment mandates a keen eye to the phases of a team implementation, especially those that are interprofessional in scope. Implications for Case Management Practice: With case management so closely linked to the fiscal imperatives of organizations, engagement in IPTBC is a necessity for every practice setting yet not always impleme...
Source: Professional Case Management - November 26, 2019 Category: Health Management Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Mass Casualties and Case Management
The mass casualty statistics in the United States is numbing. Case managers must be prepared for potential disasters. This Editorial speaks to a case manager's personal experience and calls for others who have been through an experience with mass casualties, so all may better prepare: preparation is the antidote to panic. (Source: Professional Case Management)
Source: Professional Case Management - November 26, 2019 Category: Health Management Tags: Departments: Editorial Source Type: research

Developing Health Policy That Drives Compassion in a Value-Driven Health Care System
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Source: Professional Case Management - October 5, 2019 Category: Health Management Tags: Departments: Case Management Matters Source Type: research

What All Case Managers Can Do to Help Improve Care Transitions
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Source: Professional Case Management - October 5, 2019 Category: Health Management Tags: Departments: CCMC News and Views Source Type: research

A Keen Eye Avoids Plagiarism: A Cautionary Tale
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Source: Professional Case Management - October 5, 2019 Category: Health Management Tags: Departments: Legal & Regulatory Issues Source Type: research

Social Work: The Power of Case Management's Interprofessional Workforce
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Source: Professional Case Management - October 5, 2019 Category: Health Management Tags: Departments: The HeartBeat of Case Management Source Type: research

In Memoriam: Margaret (Peggy) Leonard, MS, RN-BC, FNP
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Source: Professional Case Management - October 5, 2019 Category: Health Management Tags: Departments: In Memoriam Source Type: research

Ambition Is a Fabulous Word
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Source: Professional Case Management - October 5, 2019 Category: Health Management Tags: Departments: CMSA Highlights Source Type: research

Time Contribution of Social Workers in Care Management: Value for Older Adults
Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this study was to examine the time contribution of social workers in delivering AIMS (Ambulatory Integration of the Medical and Social), a care management protocol designed to address patients' nonmedical needs, and the association of time contribution with patients' depression outcomes. Primary Practice Setting: The study was conducted in 6 primary care provider clinics housed in a large, urban academic medical center located in the Midwestern United States. Methodology and Sample: A longitudinal, quasi-experimental study employing survey procedures and a retrospective review o...
Source: Professional Case Management - October 5, 2019 Category: Health Management Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Improving Care Transitions to Drive Patient Outcomes: The Triple Aim Meets the Four Pillars
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Source: Professional Case Management - October 5, 2019 Category: Health Management Tags: CE Tests Source Type: research

Improving Care Transitions to Drive Patient Outcomes: The Triple Aim Meets the Four Pillars
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to examine how case managers can support positive outcomes during care transitions by focusing on the goals of the Triple Aim (D. Berwick, T. Nolan, & J. Whittington, 2008) and Coleman's Four Pillars (E. Coleman, C. Parry, S. Chalmers, & S. Min, 2006). Case managers can play a pivotal role to ensure high-quality transitions by assessing patients and identifying those who are at high risk; coordinating care and services among providers and settings; reconciling medications; and facilitating education of patients and their support systems to improve self-management. These activities ...
Source: Professional Case Management - October 5, 2019 Category: Health Management Tags: Articles Source Type: research

The Practice of Hospital Case Management: A White Paper—Hospital Case Management: Past, Present and Future
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Source: Professional Case Management - October 5, 2019 Category: Health Management Tags: CE Tests Source Type: research

The Practice of Hospital Case Management: A White Paper: Hospital Case Management: Past, Present and Future
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Source: Professional Case Management - October 5, 2019 Category: Health Management Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Put an End to Missed Opportunities
The ongoing transformation of America's health care system is bringing disruption in every sector of our industry. Hospital case management programs are similarly undergoing dramatic changes as care coordination for our most vulnerable patients becomes the focus of many hospital case management programs. As a result, case management leaders and human resource directors are disrupting legacy assumptions and expanding eligibility for the role of the hospital case manager. (Source: Professional Case Management)
Source: Professional Case Management - October 5, 2019 Category: Health Management Tags: Departments: Guest Editorial Source Type: research

The Case for Case Management in Schizophrenia
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Source: Professional Case Management - August 6, 2019 Category: Health Management Tags: Departments: Case Management Matters Source Type: research