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Source: Professional Case Management - October 9, 2018 Category: Health Management Tags: Departments: Legal & Regulatory Issues Source Type: research
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Source: Professional Case Management - October 9, 2018 Category: Health Management Tags: Departments: The HeartBeat of Case Management Source Type: research
Under the Case Management Practice “Umbrella”: CMSA's Standards and CCMC's Code of Conduct
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Source: Professional Case Management - October 9, 2018 Category: Health Management Tags: Departments: CMSA Highlights Source Type: research
Evaluation of a Hospital: Community Partnership to Reduce 30-Day Readmissions
Purpose:
To evaluate the ComPass2c program by (1) effectiveness in reducing 30-day hospital readmissions, (2) reach of program into target population, and (3) implementation of key program elements.
Primary Practice Setting:
An academic hospital in New England (John Dempsey Hospital).
Methodology and Sample:
Retrospective analysis of Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) beneficiaries hospitalized at John Dempsey Hospital between May 1, 2012, and November 30, 2014.
Results:
The program reached 34% of eligible Medicare FFS beneficiaries (n = 832; 61% female, mean age = 79 years). The unadjusted 30-day all-cause readmiss...
Source: Professional Case Management - October 9, 2018 Category: Health Management Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Improving Functional Assessment in Older Adults Transitioning From Hospital to Home
Conclusions:
There any many ways to assess functional status, including basic activities of daily living (BADL), instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), and other nonphysical domains of function such as leisure, social, and productive activities. However, assessment of function in older adults transitioning from hospital to home is primarily limited to BADL. Nonphysical domains of functional status have been linked to important outcomes in community-dwelling older adults and could give clinicians and researchers a better understanding of how older adults are functioning, as well as allow for earlier recognition o...
Source: Professional Case Management - October 9, 2018 Category: Health Management Tags: Articles Source Type: research
