Care management for complex patients

Complex care management is offered to patients with chronic illnesses, psychological needs, and limited functionality, among many other conditions (Adams & Grundy, 2009). Patients have to be identified and selected through screening and stratification to determine their suitability for complex care management. The patients are then assessed individually based on their strengths, weaknesses, and clinical guidelines related to their conditions. Proper care planning must be made to ensure that the high medical costs involved are minimized without compromising the quality of healthcare (Reschovsky, 2009). Management of the patients must include the following to ensure that the patients get high-quality healthcare services; frequent monitoring, treatment reviews, adjusting of the care plans, and analysis of the patients’ abilities. The patients should be actively engaged in providing care through activities that can facilitate their healing processes, such as outdoor activities (O’Malley, 2011). A measurement plan should be established in care management to ensure that patients receive high levels of care, considering the set health standards and guidelines. Complex patients require multiple services, and the caregivers should be assessed and trained effectively to ensure that they deliver high-quality services to the patients (McKee & Nolte, 2008).

References

Adams & Grundy. (2009). Delivery of healthcare to the complex patients in medical homes. Somers (NY): IBM Institute Publishers.

McKee & Nolte. (2008). A study guide into care management and planning for chronically ill patients. New York: McGraw-Hill University Press.

O’Malley. (2011). Care management for patients with complex conditions in medical homes. Arch Intern Med Publishers.

Reschovsky. (2009). A guide into the care management tools for chronically ill patients. Washington, DC: Washington DC Publishers.