Chronic care is health care that addresses long-term or preexisting illnesses. Simply put, those are diseases or conditions that last a year or more and require ongoing medical care or limit the ...

The authors’ multidisciplinary care management program shows promise, as the reduction in per-patient per-month spending was $116. However, these financial benefits took time to materialize.

Remember the days when the case management department in the acute care setting consisted of discharge planning and retroactive utilization review? I entered the case management field in the ’90s when ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Graduates who receive more case management support during residency are more likely to pursue a career in ...

A common thread in efforts to improve the system is to become more patient-centered, as emphasized in the landmark Institute of Medicine Report, “Crossing the Quality Chasm,” nearly 25 years ago. To ...

An HIV diagnosis can be life-changing. Living with the virus means you have a lot to juggle to take care of your health: doctor’s appointments, prescription refills, tests, and medical bills. You may ...

For decades, the pace of creativity—generation of novel and useful ideas—in health care delivery organizations (for example, hospitals and medical groups) has been slow. Additionally, despite the ...