Embedded Case Managers: Navigating Care Transitions, Gaps in Care and Patient Compliance

Learn how case managers working alongside physicians are helping patients to navigate the healthcare system to improve care transitions and compliance to care plans during the March 10, 2010 webinar, "Embedded Case Managers: Navigating Care Transitions, Gaps in Care and Patient Compliance."

February 18, 2010

MANASQUAN, NJ, USA — Case managers are venturing outside the health plan office to work alongside physicians in primary care, a trend that is helping patients to better navigate the healthcare system. The regional manager of case management for health services at Geisinger Health Plan will share results from its embedded case manager program, from the factors that will help you determine if an embedded program is right for your organization and deciding on the placement to defining roles and responsibilities for a program during "Embedded Case Managers: Navigating Care Transitions, Gaps in Care and Patient Compliance," 45-minute webinar on March 10, 2010 at 1:30 pm Eastern sponsored by the Healthcare Intelligence Network.

Learn more about embedding case managers in primary care.

NEWS FACTS:

Scheduled Speaker: Diane Littlewood, R.N., regional manager of case management for health services at Geisinger Health Plan.
Conference Focus: Working with physician practices to embed case managers to assist with care transitions and patient compliance; identifying which patients would benefit from this type of case management; skill sets, roles and responsibilities of the embedded case manager; case load management; coding and reimbursement for case management; and results from the Geisinger Health Plan's embedded case manager program.
Webinar Formats: 45-minute live webinar on March 10, 2010, including Q&A; “On-Demand” rebroadcast available March 12, 2010; 45-minute training DVD or CD-ROM with printed transcript available March 31, 2010. Participants may add a DVD or CD to their live session registration to share with colleagues. Learn more about embedding case managers in primary care.

QUOTE ATTRIBUTABLE TO MELANIE MATTHEWS, HIN EXECUTIVE VP AND COO:

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"More and more, healthcare case managers are bringing the tools of their trade -- including care plan development, risk adjustment and management of care transitions -- to the primary care office. Nearly 90 percent of 187 healthcare companies responding to our 2009 survey on case management said the target population for case management efforts were those individuals suffering from complex illnesses. As they have already proven for payors, case managers can teach providers how to improve patient self-management levels and thereby reduce some of the cost of chronic illnesses."

Please contact Patricia Donovan to arrange an interview or to obtain additional quotes.

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