The care manager as a key role for optimising resources/Las gestoras de casos como elementos claves en la optimización de recursos

To decrease visits to the emergency department by people with complex conditions, as well as their number of admissions and, if admitted, the length of their hospital stay 3. Case Management is the process of systematic and dynamic collaboration to provide and coordinate health services for a given...

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Published inInternational journal of integrated care Vol. 12; no. 3
Main Authors García Cerdán, Mª Rosa, Fernández de la Fuente Pérez, Mª Angels, Fernández Pavón, Helen, Baldrich Berenguer, Gemma, Solsona Serrano, Alicia, Miguel Ruiz, Dolors
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Paterna Ubiquity Press 29.05.2012
Subjects
Case management
Chronic illnesses
Collaboration
continuidad asistencial
Continuity of care
Emergency medical care
Health services
Hospitals
Medical personnel
Medical records
Nurses
optimizar recursos
Patient admissions
Perceptions
Primary care
Quality of life
racionalizar recursos
resource optimisation
resource rationalisation
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Summary:To decrease visits to the emergency department by people with complex conditions, as well as their number of admissions and, if admitted, the length of their hospital stay 3. Case Management is the process of systematic and dynamic collaboration to provide and coordinate health services for a given population. Patients included on the list of the case management unit under study had complex conditions and had been referred from Primary Care (through review of patient clinical histories and referrals of health professionals) or Specialised Care (hospital admissions and social care services). [...]our data demonstrate that the intervention significantly reduced Emergency Department attendances and hospital admissions, while inpatient stays tended to be shorter.
ISSN:1568-4156
1568-4156
DOI:10.5334/ijic.884