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The Changing Role of Case Managers in Emerging Care Delivery Models
"I know some case managers who left on Friday with one title, and came in on Monday with a different title!" So says Teresa Treiger in the recent webinar The Role of Case Managers in Emerging Care...
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Meet Geriatric Case Manager Denise Digh: Providing Patients, Families with...
This month we provide an inside look at a healthcare case manager, the choices she made on the road to success and the challenges ahead. Denise Digh, BA, RN, CCM, Owner/Senior Care Manager at Silver...
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Kaiser Permanente Population Health Management: Team Approach, One Member at...
It takes a team to manage the health of Kaiser Permanente's 9 million members. And like all winning teams, Kaiser's has a mantra: total panel ownership. That motto describes a transition within the...
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Meet Geriatric Care Manager Trish Colucci: ‘Jersey Girl’ Finds Passion...
This month we provide an inside look at a healthcare case manager, the choices she made on the road to success and the challenges ahead. Trish Colucci, RN, Certified Geriatric Care Manager, Certified...
View ArticleCare vs. Case Management: 7 Structural Differences
While there’s no law defining the differences between care and case managers, there are seven structural differences, says Jullie Gray, MSW, LICSW, CMC, principal of Aging Wisdom, and president of the...
View Article3 2014 Trends for Health Plans
Influencing primary care, aggregating and mining data, and embracing bundled or episode-based payments are three trends that will influence health plans in 2014, predicts Catherine Sreckovich, managing...
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Infographic: Dementia in the United States
In 2013, the cost of dementia for the United States was estimated at $203 billion. It is expected to increase to $1.2 trillion by 2050, according to a new infographic from OpenPlacement.com. This...
View Article4 2014 Trends for Healthcare Providers
Dual-track medical homes, e-visits, retooled patient handoffs and more post-acute care are predicted provider trends for 2014, according to Steven Valentine, president of The Camden Group. HIN...
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Pioneer ACO Repurposes Care Management for Accountable Care
As a top performer in Year 1 of the CMS Pioneer ACO program, Monarch HealthCare is paving the way to accountable care with a foundation of patient- and provider-centered strategies that support Triple...
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5 Considerations for Developing a Dual Eligibles Program
Congress has responded to the differences and unique needs of the dual population, states Dr. Timothy Schwab, former CMO of SCAN Health Plan, creating the Office of the Duals and the Innovation Center....
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3 Components of Geriatric Health Management for Dual Eligibles
When designing care management programs for dual eligibles, you need to recognize the strong connection between the medical, the social and the behavioral, explains Timothy C. Schwab, MD, FACP, former...
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9 Remote Monitoring Technologies Enhance Telephonic Care Management
From home sensors that monitor daily motion and sleep abnormalities, to video visits using teleconferencing, Humana is doing its best to ensure that the frail elderly can remain at home as long as...
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3 ACO Opportunities to Improve Patient Engagement
Patients are 30 percent more likely to enroll in care management during or immediately after an acute event if they are contacted directly and introduced to a program and services, as opposed to being...
View ArticleCommunication Key to ‘Healthy Handoffs’ in Medical Neighborhood
Consultations and referrals have long been a source of frustration for physicians and specialists; physicians refer patients to specialists without the necessary tests or pre-work, or a physician...
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11 Statistics About Embedded Case Managers
CMS readmissions penalties and accountable care organization (ACO) cost savings were among circumstances driving some organizations to embed case managers, according to the Healthcare Intelligence...
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12 Things to Know About Chronic Care Management
Despite new CPT codes that reimburse physician practices for select chronic care management (CCM) services, almost half of healthcare organizations lack a formal CCM program, leaving critical...
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10 Tools to Complement Chronic Care Management
Despite new CMS payments to physician practices for select chronic care management (CCM) services, almost half of healthcare organizations lack a formal chronic care management program, leaving...
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2016 Population Health Management Snapshot: Most Interventions Telephonic and...
Most population health management interventions are conducted telephonically, according to HIN's latest PHM metrics.The majority of outreach in the burgeoning field of population health management is...
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HINfographic: Digital Health Connects Complex Comorbid to Care Management
In evaluating candidates to engage in digital health, those with chronic comorbidities are prime targets, say 58 percent of respondents to the 2016 Digital Health Survey by the Healthcare Intelligence...
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AMITA Health Places Patient at Center of Care Management Redesign
AMITA Health's care management redesign began in one patient unit on one floor. In rolling out a new connected care management strategy across its nine-hospital system, AMITA Health aimed to keep its...
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