Articles Tagged With: continuum
-
The Role of the Social Work Case Manager Across the Continuum of Care
Social workers play a vital role on the interdisciplinary care team across the continuum of care. Working in concert with RN case managers and other members of the healthcare team, they assist in guiding and tracking patients over time through physical health, mental health, and social services, spanning all levels of intensity. -
Case Management Is Critical to Bundled Payment Programs
A healthcare organization’s Medicare Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (BCPI Advanced) program resulted in lower hospital readmission rates. The program reduced readmission rates from 30% to 19%.
-
Community-Based Organizations Help with Care Coordination for Patients with Dementia
When most people think of the care continuum, they might imagine it as from the hospital to skilled nursing facilities to home, maybe with a primary care provider visit here and there. But that is not all, and case managers can use many more resources than those.