What Does It Mean to Be a Professional?
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Source: Professional Case Management - May 31, 2019 Category: Health Management Tags: Departments: CMSA Highlights Source Type: research
Factors That Influence Home Care Case Managers' Work and Workload
This study used an ethnographic approach. It took place in Alberta, Canada, in 3 home care offices in urban and suburban geographic areas. Purposive sampling was used, and participants included 28 home care case managers with predominantly long-term clients (>3 months on home care), 3 site managers, and 1 project lead. Data collection methods included semistructured interviews, nonparticipant observation, participant journaling, and focus groups.
Results:
Case manager works were portrayed in 2 key ways: the number and type of tasks a case manager was required to complete and the amount of time and energy needed to compl...
Source: Professional Case Management - May 31, 2019 Category: Health Management Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Impact of Pharmacist-Driven Heart Failure in-Home Counseling on 30-Day Readmission Rates
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Source: Professional Case Management - May 31, 2019 Category: Health Management Tags: CE Tests Source Type: research
Impact of Pharmacist-Driven Heart Failure in-Home Counseling on 30-Day Readmission Rates
Conclusions:
A total of 21 patients were included in the study. Twelve patients were female and 9 were male. The mean age was 76 years with a range of 65–93 years. Two of the 21 patients were readmitted within 30 days. One of the 2 readmitted patients died soon after admission was in the final stages of his or her disease and passed away soon after; it is unlikely for a home visit to have altered their path. This study did not meet the goal sample size due to some unforeseen limitations. However, the limited data that were obtained suggest a strong basis for further research.
Implications for Case Management Practice:...
Source: Professional Case Management - May 31, 2019 Category: Health Management Tags: Articles Source Type: research
The Impact of Case Management on Reducing Readmission for Patients Diagnosed With Heart Failure and Diabetes
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Source: Professional Case Management - May 31, 2019 Category: Health Management Tags: CE Tests Source Type: research
The Impact of Case Management on Reducing Readmission for Patients Diagnosed With Heart Failure and Diabetes
Purpose of the Study:
To determine the impact of integrated case management services versus treatment as usual (TAU) for patients diagnosed with diabetes and concomitant heart failure.
Primary Setting:
This medical chart review was conducted at a single-site facility. The retrospective study design can be implemented at other facilities with a similar landscape.
Methods:
A retrospective, descriptive, comparative analysis of integrated case management services compared with TAU from a medical chart review of 68 patients from September 1, 2015, through July 31, 2017. A medical chart review was conducted to generate t...
Source: Professional Case Management - May 31, 2019 Category: Health Management Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Responding to the Changing Face of the Social Determinants of Health
The social determinants of health (SDoH) are at the top of every health care organization's priority list. The ability to respond to these nonclinical client needs is driving the financial sustainability, if not survivability, of facilities and programs across the globe. Although a number of traditional populations have been long identified with the SDoH, the face of those clients and communities is changing. With these demographic shifts come new ethical challenges for case managers, particularly in response to prevailing personal biases. With the case management positioned on the front lines of care, the workforce must b...
Source: Professional Case Management - May 31, 2019 Category: Health Management Tags: Departments: Guest Editorial Source Type: research
Case Management Dementia Care: United Kingdom and Europe
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Source: Professional Case Management - April 4, 2019 Category: Health Management Tags: Departments: Case Management Matters Source Type: research
Understanding Spirituality and Faith Practices: Advocating for the Whole Person
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Source: Professional Case Management - April 4, 2019 Category: Health Management Tags: Departments: CCMC News and Views Source Type: research
Duty to Warn 4.0
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Source: Professional Case Management - April 4, 2019 Category: Health Management Tags: Departments: Legal & Regulatory Issues Source Type: research
Improvisation and Client-Centered Professional Case Management
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Source: Professional Case Management - April 4, 2019 Category: Health Management Tags: Departments: The HeartBeat of Case Management Source Type: research
Case Managers a Catalyst for Patient Activation
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Source: Professional Case Management - April 4, 2019 Category: Health Management Tags: Departments: CMSA Highlights Source Type: research
Integration of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Distress Screening Tool as a Guidepost for Telephonic Oncology Case Management
Purpose of Study:
Cigna's oncology case management programs identified the opportunity for case managers to integrate distress screening as recommended by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) in oncology populations. Our purpose in conducting this study was to quantify oncology case management program improvements as a result of using the NCCN Distress Screening Tool to guide telephonic case management. The program improvements we measured comprised more efficient identification of biopsychosocial problems and appropriate resource referrals.
Primary Practice Setting:
Case managers in a large commercial hea...
Source: Professional Case Management - April 4, 2019 Category: Health Management Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Addressing Spiritual and Religious Influences in Care Delivery
Purpose:
The impact of spiritual and religious factors on health and care delivery has been identified in case management field research. The purpose of this article is to examine how case managers, taking a holistic, patient-centered approach, are required under professional and ethical standards to address the spiritual and religious influences that may impact the individual's health, care choices, and care delivery.
Primary Practice Settings:
Case managers across health or human services must be able to identify and address the spiritual and/or religious factors that may influence a care plan and care delivery. Thi...
Source: Professional Case Management - April 4, 2019 Category: Health Management Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Leveraging Interprofessional Team-Based Care Toward Case Management Excellence: Part 1, History, Fundamentals, Evidence
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Source: Professional Case Management - April 4, 2019 Category: Health Management Tags: CE Tests Source Type: research
