The Social Determinants of Mental Health: Definitions, Distinctions, and Dimensions for Professional Case Management: Part 1
Conclusion:
Access to quality wholistic health care encompasses pathophysiology, psychopathology, and psychosocial circumstances, and is a considerable challenge across populations. Mental health, along with health disparities, has been fueled by enduring systematic racism that has facilitated inadequate funding, poor reimbursement, decreased treatment options, and pervasive stigma across diverse patient populations (e.g., race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, familial status, disability, socioeconomic status). These SDoMH mandate a critical fresh lens by case management to ensure the most proactive and comprehe...
Source: Professional Case Management - April 15, 2021 Category: Health Management Tags: Articles Source Type: research
The Ethical Context of Hope: Case Management's Ongoing Challenge
Case management's ethical tenets are timeless and remain a foundational pillar of case management practice. These tenets are independent of patient or situation context, even with the tremendous post/parapandemic times. Yet, the question beckons: Despite the times or their circumstances, how do health care professionals engage in ethical practice while still maintaining hope? (Source: Professional Case Management)
Source: Professional Case Management - April 15, 2021 Category: Health Management Tags: Departments: Editorial Source Type: research
INSTRUCTIONS: Case Management on the Front Lines of COVID-19: The Importance of the Individualized Care Plan Across Care Settings
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Source: Professional Case Management - February 10, 2021 Category: Health Management Tags: NCPD Tests Source Type: research
INSTRUCTIONS: Death and Grieving for Family Caregivers of Loved Ones With Life-Limiting Illnesses in the Era of COVID-19: Considerations for Case Managers
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Source: Professional Case Management - February 10, 2021 Category: Health Management Tags: NCPD Tests Source Type: research
Using an Innovative Staffing Approach to Enhance Engagement and Enrollment: Rethinking the Traditional Referral Process
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Source: Professional Case Management - February 1, 2021 Category: Health Management Tags: Departments: Case Management Matters Source Type: research
Lessons From COVID-19: Raising the Stakes for Learning on the Job
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Source: Professional Case Management - February 1, 2021 Category: Health Management Tags: Departments: CCMC News and Views Source Type: research
COVID-19 Changes in Laws and Regulations
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Source: Professional Case Management - February 1, 2021 Category: Health Management Tags: Departments: Legal & Regulatory Issues Source Type: research
Online Professionalism: A New Case Manager Competency
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Source: Professional Case Management - February 1, 2021 Category: Health Management Tags: Departments: The HeartBeat of Case Management Source Type: research
Considering Case Management Practice From a Global Perspective
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Source: Professional Case Management - February 1, 2021 Category: Health Management Tags: Departments: CMSA Highlights Source Type: research
Transitional Care Models for High-Need, High-Cost Adults in the United States: A Scoping Review and Gap Analysis
Purpose of Study:
This scoping review explored research literature on the integration and coordination of services for high-need, high-cost (HNHC) patients in an attempt to answer the following questions: What models of transitional care are utilized to manage HNHC patients in the United States? and How effective are they in reducing low-value utilization and in improving continuity?
Primary Practice Settings:
U.S. urban, suburban, and rural health care sites within primary care, veterans' services, behavioral health, and palliative care.
Methodology and Sample:
Utilizing the Joanna Briggs Institute and P...
Source: Professional Case Management - February 1, 2021 Category: Health Management Tags: Articles Source Type: research
A Literature Review on the Benefits for an Interprofessional Educational Program to Increase Novice Nurse Awareness of Case Management in Heart Failure
Conclusions:
Evidence demonstrates that interprofessional collaboration on transitional care interventions for HF patients reduces 30-day readmissions. Implementation of an interprofessional education program for novice nurses can be an effective intervention to decrease readmissions by increasing knowledge of the nurse case manager role and development of interprofessional relationships.
Implications for Case Management Practice:
Increased awareness of HF case management is important for novice nurses. Understanding the nurse case manager role and early interprofessional collaboration can improve patient health...
Source: Professional Case Management - February 1, 2021 Category: Health Management Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Case Management on the Front Lines of COVID-19: The Importance of the Individualized Care Plan Across Care Settings
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Source: Professional Case Management - February 1, 2021 Category: Health Management Tags: CE Tests Source Type: research
Case Management on the Front Lines of COVID-19: The Importance of the Individualized Care Plan Across Care Settings
Purpose:
Since the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), and the disease known as COVID-19, case management has emerged as a critical intervention in the treatment of cases, particularly for patients with severe symptoms and medical complications. In addition, case managers have been on the front lines of the response across the health care spectrum to reduce risks of contagion, including among health care workers. The purpose of this article is to discuss the case management response, highlighting the importance of individual care plans to provide access to the right care and treatm...
Source: Professional Case Management - February 1, 2021 Category: Health Management Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Death and Grieving for Family Caregivers of Loved Ones With Life-Limiting Illnesses in the Era of COVID-19: Considerations for Case Managers
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Source: Professional Case Management - February 1, 2021 Category: Health Management Tags: CE Tests Source Type: research
Death and Grieving for Family Caregivers of Loved Ones With Life-Limiting Illnesses in the Era of COVID-19: Considerations for Case Managers
Conclusions:
Precautions necessary in a COVID-19 era may add anxiety and stress to an already difficult situation of caring for loved ones at end-of-life and grieving with their loss. Utilization of CDC guidelines lessens the risk of infection while honoring loved ones' wishes and cultural traditions surrounding death and burial. Recognition of social and spiritual connections that comfort mourners must also be considered.
Implications for Case Management Practice:
Safety precautions are necessary for families and informal caregivers when death occurs during the COVID-19 era.We need to understand the various con...
Source: Professional Case Management - February 1, 2021 Category: Health Management Tags: Articles Source Type: research
