Evaluation methods
Circle 1 represents the absence of health problem(s), treatment emphasis is condition prevention. Circle 2 represents the presence of a health condition(s), treatment emphasis is condition management. Circle 3 represents…
NURSING
Introduction to Medicaid care management
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:ops=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops” xmlns:xsi=”http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance”> Chapter 17 Introduction to Medicaid care management Allison Hamblin and Stephen A. Somers Introduction Many of those served by Medicaid are relatively healthy, with only routine…
Summa Health System and Area Agency on Aging Geriatric Evaluation Project
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:ops=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops” xmlns:xsi=”http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance”> Chapter 15 Summa Health System and Area Agency on Aging Geriatric Evaluation Project Kyle R. Allen, Joseph L. Ruby, Susan Hazelett, Carolyn Holder, Sandee Ferguson, and…
Financing and payment
Practice-based initiatives As discussed earlier, the medical or health home has received attention largely because of its potential to improve the care for patients with chronic conditions. A number of…
Education of the interdisciplinary team
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:ops=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops” xmlns:xsi=”http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance”> Chapter 9 Education of the interdisciplinary team Emma Barker, Patricia J. Volland, and Mary E. Wright Introduction As the nation’s population continues to age at a…
Promising practices in acute/primary care
The approach toward care coordination in an intervention can be captured by looking at a set of key components or features, which we will call “intervention domains.” These domains have…
Enhanced Discharge Planning Program at Rush University Medical Center
Discharged to Community Polypharmacy of 7+ medications Must meet one additional criterion: Lives alone Is without a source of emotional support Is without a support system for care Discharged with…
High-risk patients in a complex health system: coordinating and managing care
Phase I: patient interviews In 2005-06, we conducted interviews with 50 FFS Medicaid patients who were identified with predictive methodology used by our current Hospital to Home program. This process…
Longitudinal care management: High risk care management
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:ops=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops” xmlns:xsi=”http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance”> Chapter 28 Longitudinal care management: High risk care management Chandra L. Torgerson and Lynda Hedstrom Introduction Although the United States spends more per capita on health…
Geriatric Telemedicine: supporting interdisciplinary care
Standard process flow Based on the mock consultations, the team developed a standard work process flow diagram (Figure 26.1). The diagram illustrates the roles of staff at KGH and at…
