Case Management Advisor – May 1, 2019
May 1, 2019
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Collaborations With Community and Health Systems Help Homeless Patients Gain Housing, Healthcare Services
The healthcare system is uniquely positioned to see how the social safety net can fail people who are homeless and who often suffer from substance use disorders and severe mental illness.
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Organizational Plans to Help Homeless Patients Become Healthier
Communities across the country are working to reduce or end chronic homelessness. They are focusing on ways the government, nonprofits, and healthcare providers can work together on solutions that benefit all.
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Collaboration to Help Homeless Patients Works When a Quarterback Leads the Team
The Center for Housing and Health serves as the quarterback for the Better Health Through Housing program in Chicago. The collaborative includes an alliance of 28 supportive housing agencies across Chicago and Cook County.
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Many Homeless Individuals Need Mental Health, Substance Use Treatment
New research shows that homeless people with substance use disorders are hospitalized and visit EDs significantly less often when they are provided supportive housing.
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Health System Uses Predictive Analytics to Reduce Readmissions
Advocate Aurora Health is reporting success with a program that uses predictive analytics to identify outpatients with an increased risk of unnecessary hospitalization. Those patients are then provided special intervention to prevent admissions.
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Optima Health Applies SDOH With Nutrition Programs, Mobile Healthcare
Social determinants of health continue to influence quality improvement efforts across the healthcare system, with a Virginia health plan and health system using the data to improve nutrition and even provide mobile vans to take services into the community.
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CMS Changes Nursing Home Compare, May Drop Star Ratings
CMS recently announced significant changes to Nursing Home Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System. The agency also says that it is considering abandoning the star ratings for hospitals completely.