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Nine Building Blocks of Care Management

Successful care coordination programs employ a variety of tools to improve quality of care and reduce costs. To be effective, these programs must be flexible in design, implementation, and evaluation, rely on robust data sharing, incorporate patient engagement, and adapt to local needs.

In addition, they must rely on patient goals, experiences, and feedback. If care coordination is properly targeted, and uses a well-designed intervention and fee structure, it can diminish undesirable outcomes such as re-hospitalization or avoidable emergency department visits.

An important distinction between traditional condition-specific disease management programs and complex care management is the use of specially trained, multidisciplinary teams who coordinate closely with primary care teams to meet the needs of patients with multiple chronic conditions, advanced illness, or other medically complex issues.

“Appropriate care is care that is both medically appropriate, as well as in line with a patient’s own health goals and priorities.”

Consider the following components to be necessary building blocks that help guide a successful care management program and address some of the elements that pertain to high risk populations:

Source: Healthcare Transformation


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