Case Management Advisor – February 1, 2014
February 1, 2014
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Opportunities are opening up in new practice settings
The current emphasis on care coordination and improved transitions means new opportunities for case managers. -
CMs work as a team with physician practice staffs
Taconic Professional Resources embeds case managers in 74 practices in the Capital District-Hudson Valley area in New York as part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative. -
CMs in physician offices report high satisfaction
As part of Cigna's Collaborative Accountable Care initiative, physician practices hire care coordinators who work with patients on following their treatment plan and link them to Cigna resources when needed. -
Health plan coordinates Medicaid member care
At Passport Health Plan, one team of case managers helps patients with short-term needs such as transportation assistance, the health plan's complex case managers provide long-term care coordination, and case managers embedded in clinics meet members face to face. -
CMs being recognized but not compensated
While new regulatory mandates and payer requirements are making case management essential, case managers are still not getting the recognition they deserve in the form of increased compensation. -
How do your transitions of care rate?
In the brave new world of healthcare, what goes right and wrong in patient care can't be blamed on someone else along the continuum of care. -
Satisfaction surveys can improve patient safety