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    Hospital Case Management

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    April 1, 2020

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    Person-Centered Case Management Tool Improves Discharge

    A patient-centered, collaborative case management tool can help hospital case managers anticipate patients’ needs and ensure an appropriate discharge and transition of care. Inadequate care coordination can lead to rehospitalizations and expensive care.

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    An Escalation Team Can Improve Care for Complex Cases

    Patients with complex needs can stretch the resources of even the most experienced case manager. These tend to be patients who have been admitted via the ED, not elective admissions. They are ready for discharge, but various barriers can cause complications.

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    Pulmonary Maintenance Programs Reduce Readmissions, Lower Costs

    A hospital-based pulmonary maintenance exercise program can help patients with chronic lung conditions improve their exercise tolerance and regain some lung function, while reducing readmissions, according to the authors of a recent study. The potential cost savings are significant as well.

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    Case Managers See an Influx of Elderly Patients in the ED

    As baby boomers shift into their senior years, hospital EDs are seeing increasing numbers of older patients, a trend noted by a care coordinator at the Cleveland Clinic. These older, at-risk patients need case management services.

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    Case Managers Can Help Patients With Autism Spectrum Disorder

    A hospital’s strange sounds, sights, and people can be overwhelming for a child with autism. But a case manager who watches for behavioral cues — and listens carefully to parents — can help that child cope more easily.

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    Program Tailored to Reducing Senior Patient Readmissions

    A program in the Chicago area is demonstrating the value of tailoring discharge plans to the particular needs of elderly patients with little support outside the hospital. These “solo seniors” often face complex medical challenges after discharge and can experience high rates of readmission without help from family and friends. With hospitals facing significant penalties from 30-day readmissions, the program could be a model for hospitals to emulate.

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    The Case Manager’s Toolbox: The Essential Skills of an Effective Case Manager, Part 1

    RN case managers and social workers are key advocates in the delivery of quality healthcare. Their broad skills and training allow them to assess patients’ needs and work well with families and other members of the healthcare team. Negotiating, collaborating, communicating, team-building, precepting, educating, and consulting are the basis of what a successful case manager brings to the care setting each day. This month will begin a discussion of the skill sets every case manager and social worker should possess to be as effective in the role as possible.

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    Table Of Contents

    Person-Centered Case Management Tool Improves Discharge

    An Escalation Team Can Improve Care for Complex Cases

    Pulmonary Maintenance Programs Reduce Readmissions, Lower Costs

    Case Managers See an Influx of Elderly Patients in the ED

    Case Managers Can Help Patients With Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Program Tailored to Reducing Senior Patient Readmissions

    The Case Manager’s Toolbox: The Essential Skills of an Effective Case Manager, Part 1

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    Financial Disclosure: Author Melinda Young, Author Jeanie Davis, Editor Jill Drachenberg, Editor Jonathan Springston, Editorial Group Manager Leslie Coplin, and Nurse Planner Toni Cesta, PhD, RN, FAAN, report no consultant, stockholder, speaker’s bureau, research, or other financial relationships with companies having ties to this field of study.

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