Embedded Case Managers Reduce Hospital Readmissions, Avoidable ER Visits
Summary
Sea Girt, NJ, February 02, 2015 --( Embedded case managers are charged with reducing avoidable rehospitalizations of high-risk, high-cost patients by 83 percent of healthcare organizations, the survey determined.Additionally, most successful ECM tools and work flows shared by this years respondents support this goal: hospital discharge follow-up call programs; use of the LACE readmissions tool to identify individuals at high risk of readmissions; and real-time alerts on hospital admissions and emergency room visits.For more information, contact the Healthcare Intelligence Network, PO Box 1442, Wall Township, NJ 07719-1442, (888) 446-3530, fax (732) 449-4463, e-mail info@hin.com, or visit http://www.hin.com.Sea Girt, NJ, February 02, 2015 --( PR.com )-- More than two-thirds—68 percent—of 2014 respondents embed case managers at points of care, up from 53 percent reported one year ago, according to benchmarks compiled by the Healthcare Intelligence Network, a leading publisher of healthcare news, metrics and trends.Embedded case managers are charged with reducing avoidable rehospitalizations of high-risk, high-cost patients by 83 percent of healthcare organizations, the survey determined.Additionally, most successful ECM tools and work flows shared by this years respondents support this goal: hospital discharge follow-up call programs; use of the LACE readmissions tool to identify individuals at high risk of readmissions; and real-time alerts on hospital admissions and emergency room visits.For more information, contact the Healthcare Intelligence Network, PO Box 1442, Wall Township, NJ 07719-1442, (888) 446-3530, fax (732) 449-4463, e-mail info@hin.com, or visit http://www.hin.com.