Care managers do a lot. Their job is to reduce treatment costs and hospitalization rates, eliminate unnecessary and redundant testing, prevent adverse medication interactions and boost patients’ ...

Improving patient care by identifying and addressing potential gaps is essential for better patient outcomes. Yet, providers are often unaware of these gaps, and the current methods payers use to ...

Hospital care transition activity facilitates uptake of Medicare-reimbursed transitional care management, which is associated with lower spending and better patient outcomes. Objectives: To assess ...

A complex care management program implemented at 5 Next Generation accountable care organizations reduced all-cause inpatient admissions and total medical expenditures for participating beneficiaries.

OSF HealthCare, a health system that serves Illinois and Michigan, had a big challenge: Managing the high rate of patient readmissions from hospitals to skilled nursing facilities and eventually to ...

While alarms play an important role in notifying healthcare professionals of critical patient needs, having too many notifications can cause alarm fatigue for already overworked nurses and may put ...

Improving patient care remains a paramount goal for healthcare leaders navigating a complex and rapidly evolving landscape. Becker’s collected insights from 94 health system executives highlight a ...

The management of cancer during pregnancy requires a patient-centered, multidisciplinary approach to balance maternal and fetal well-being given the rarity of this clinical scenario and lack of ...

Haven Patient Care Manager Jennifer Davis, who is the recipient of the Florida Hospice and Palliative Care Association’s (FHPCA) Barbara Janosko Leadership Award, was recognized recently at the Plaza ...