In N485 we learned about Care Coordination & Transition Management Correlation. Dr. Siemon asked us to describe how care coordination or care transition programs might be effective in improving the health outcomes of our project population.
I think coordination or care transition programs would be effective in improving the health outcomes of my patients. I believe all patients want to learn how to take care of themselves and control their own lives. Transitions coaching by home visits and three phone calls would help patients find the support and instruction they need to know that they are playing an important role in their own care. For example, we could help patients with hypertension (HTN) or cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) learn about
Patient-centered care refers to the view that patients and their family members are partners in developing a care plan. This stems from the belief that the patient is in control and that the care provided is rooted in respect that addresses the patient’s personal needs and values (Barnsteiner & Sherwood, 2012). Creating a partnership with a patient that allows them to grasp the goals and methods of their plan of care and includes them in the decision-making process can prevent errors from occurring. This gives the patient the opportunity to correct any
Coordinating Primary Care/Team Effort: “patient Centered Medical Home” Geisinger calls it “Personal Health Navigator” aims to help patients manage all the complexities of their care in one setting. Focus on putting patients/families at the center of care. Doctors, nurses, technicians and case managers (who coordinates it all). Constantly
Lack of collaborative care delivery and recognition of interrelatedness of various parts within organization will continue to hinder the transformation of healthcare as a complex adaptive system (Kuziemsky, 2015).
Based on the patient’s approval, the transitional case manager will collaborate with the necessary individuals or organizations. Essential to successful outcomes is the patient’s healthcare provider. Since the transitional case manager routinely works with the same providers, collaboration leads to the ongoing sharing of information and resources. In addition, the inclusion of skilled disciplines, such as pharmacy and social work, promote strong, long lasting and trusting relationships with community providers (Hood, 2014). This may include home health, telehealth, outpatient services, and employment resources.
Even in communities with inpatient and outpatient diabetes services, the transition of care needs between the two care settings remains unmet due to lack of coordination.
Burns, L. R., Bradley, E. H., Weiner, B. J., Shortell, S. M., & Kaluzny, A. D. (2012). Shortell and Kaluzny's health care management: Organization, design, and behavior (6th ed.). Clifton Park, NY: Delmar Cengage Learning.
Some of the likely direct benefit of better coordinated care would be; reduction in the need for acute care services such as hospitalizations and over utilization of emergency room. Developing coordinated medical homes to prevent, diagnose and treat disease early will save health care cost. Also, CMS estimates shows that, 45 percent of hospitalizations of dual eligibles from either Medicare skilled nursing facilities or Medicaid nursing facilities in 2005 could have been avoided if health care are well
In the Transitional Care Model, an advanced practice nurse works with a client to coordinate the transition of the client from an inpatient setting, to home care. For this model to be effective, the client must understanding his illness, and recognize and report important changes in health. An example of this would be a case manager in a hospital working with a client and home care agency to coordinage the clients post hospital health care needs. Telehealth is the use of devices such as the telephone, internet, remote monitoring devices, and cameras to assist in health care and improve the quality of life of patients. An example of this would be a blood pressure machine which sends blood pressure readings to a patients primary care physician
At the adoption dimension, the number and proportion of people who are willing to initiate this program is being assessed. The exemplar measure for this level include the percent of VA medical centers taking part in the program, MOVE! coordinators, and physicians. It also includes the number of patient care that is being targeted towards MOVE!. At the implementation dimension, is split into two subcategories, institutional and individual. The institutional level shows how much the facilitators of the program are consistently delivering the program to the target audience, the amount of time they took, and the cost of the program. The individual level shows how often the patients are using the information they have learned from the program to their activities of daily living. The exemplar measures for this include the number of patients visiting the facility with the MOVE! program. At the maintenance dimension, it focuses on how this program can be incorporated for future usage. This is measured by how many
The macro- level coordination mechanisms being used in Unit B that were not used in Unit A included mostly included organization and communication and they work as a team, forming units in various departments. Organization design is the arrangement of responsibilities, authority, and flow of information within an organization, resulting in its organization structure (Burns, Braley, Weiner & Shortell, 2012). Macro level coordination is where the focus of analysis is on the overall coordination needs and structural approaches to address those need (Burns, Braley, Weiner & Shortell, 2012). In unit A communication among the nurses, therapists, social workers, residents, and attending physicians regarding patient care is poor, and relationships among them are strained (Burns, Braley, Weiner & Shortell, 2012). In unit B nursing staff on the unit are organized into teams, with each team responsible for assigned patients from admission to discharge, the house staff in medicine in the hospital also are organized into teams, and except when beds are not available (Burns, Braley, Weiner & Shortell, 2012). Task interdependence among staff A included patient care units Nurses, physicians, and other health professionals in unit A consisted of discipline compared to unit B where conduct interdisciplinary rounds were not something team A took seriously. Differences between the effectively functioning Unit B and the chaotic Unit A are seen by many administrators and health care
Continuum of care is a system that guides patients throughout their lives with a variety of health services including physical health, mental health, and social services (HIMMS, 2014). Under this specific title, a continuum of care includes prevention programs, physical activity programs, community-based services, routine health screening, and healthy lifestyle counseling (HIMMS, 2014). For example, a nurse navigator assists clients in the complexity of the health system and bring them access to the right services at the right time to improve or manage their overall health (CARA, 2008). With ACA adding coverage under Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance to preventative services and health screenings, it provides a pathway for patients to
In some areas of population health, technology in enhanced patient information is utilized to perform risk stratification to identify the high risk patients. These patient’s often have uncontrolled BP, diabetes with an HgbA1c over 9, COPD, etc. Once identified as high risk or potential high risk, these patients receive additional care or patient outreach to help manage their condition. Some organizations employee RN Health Coaches and Care Coordination teams to help these patients and identify gaps in care. The primary care physician assumes care of the patient along with striving for the patient to become active in their overall health thereby keeping them out of the hospital (Sanford, 2013). One enhanced area of population management is the PCMH model. PCMH practices increase patient’s engagement in shared decision making while providing compensation for care coordination, care management and medical consultation outside of traditional face-to-face visits (Berryman, Palmer, Kohl &Parham, 2013). A patient centered approach pushes for changes not only in the delivery of medicine but in traditional encounters. In addition, PCMH encourages increased access to the patient’s primary care physicians and improved patient satisfaction scores. PCMH and population health encourages providers to increase after hours care to decrease emergency department visits and/or hospitalizations. Thereby reducing cost and improving the patient’s
Care coordination is mainly crucial when people are moving between services, such as your GP referring you to a specialist service
Care coordination within health care systems ensures the client of an effective and short stay. Care coordination refers to the coordination between and among professional teams that serve valuable roles involved in providing care to clients. Different disciplines of health care professionals include nursing, medicine, case management, pharmacy, nutrition, social work, and allied health professionals, such as speech therapists and physical therapists. They are found in all health care delivery systems and are extremely effective when the focus is strictly on the needs of the client. Interprofessional teams are valuable because each health care professional has specialized knowledge and skills so that health care plans are determined with
In Health and Social Care when planning change outcomes need to be Major Service change must put patient and users of the first to ensure that changes will be implemented successfully and this will help to improve outcomes, reduce health inequalities and models of care. (NHSCC)