Impact of a collaborative community case management program on a low-income uninsured population in Sedgwick County, KS

Case management is a rapidly growing strategy to help vulnerable populations access the health care they need in a fragmented U.S. service delivery system. A number of lessons can be learned from the successes and challenges of a developing, hospital-based, community-focused case management group in Sedgwick County, Kansas. The Community Case Management program has a case management team based at each of four hospitals. Each team has a social worker and a nurse, whose main goal is to help the uninsured find a primary health care home. This dynamic combination has several benefits. Each team member brings a vital skill set in helping the clients change behavior and access the care and support they need. Also, the nurse-social worker team concept creates a synergy in which team members support each other and create the best solution to their clients’ needs.

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Narrowing the treatment gap with equitable access: mid-term outcomes of a community case management program in Cameroon

Health Policy and Planning ◽

10.1093/heapol/czs110 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 28 (7) ◽

pp. 705-716 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

M. Littrell ◽

L. V. Moukam ◽

R. Libite ◽

J. C. Youmba ◽

G. Baugh

Keyword(s):

Case Management ◽

Management Program ◽

Treatment Gap ◽

Equitable Access ◽

Community Case Management ◽

Case Management Program

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The Community Case Management Program: For 12 Years, Caring at Its Best

Geriatric Nursing ◽

10.1016/j.gerinurse.2008.01.010 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 29 (3) ◽

pp. 207-215 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Cyndy Hunt Luzinski ◽

Eleanor Stockbridge ◽

Janet Craighead ◽

Deborah Bayliss ◽

Marie Schmidt ◽

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Keyword(s):

Case Management ◽

Management Program ◽

Community Case Management ◽

Case Management Program

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A Nursing Case Management Program for Low-Income High-Risk Diabetic Clients

Lippincott s Case Management ◽

10.1097/00129234-200603000-00007 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 99???100

Author(s):

&NA;

Keyword(s):

High Risk ◽

Case Management ◽

Low Income ◽

Management Program ◽

Case Management Program

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Telepharmacy in Mental Health Outpatient Case Management

Journal of Pharmacy Technology ◽

10.1177/875512250702300505 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 23 (5) ◽

pp. 281-283 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

J Edwin Nieves ◽

Kathleen M Stack ◽

Martin Cruz

Keyword(s):

Case Management ◽

Access To Health Care ◽

Low Cost ◽

Management Program ◽

Case Managers ◽

Ease Of Use ◽

Community Case Management ◽

Case Management Program ◽

Seriously Mentally Ill ◽

Reliable Solution

Objective: To describe the use of videophones to augment community-based case management medical services, particularly for in-home pharmacy consultations. Discussion: Despite recent technologic advances, telepharmacy image applications, in which a patient and a pharmacist can see each other, are rather limited in number and variety. However, videophone technology can fill this role well, given its portability, low cost, reliability, privacy, ease of use, and minimal technologic requirements. Videophone deployment in our psychiatry community case-management program has improved both medical and pharmacist access to a population of seriously mentally ill patients. Specifically, the ability to reach a hospital-based pharmacist through videophone, while making home visits, has allowed clarification of medication preparation and authorization of refills as well as improving treatment adherence. In short, despite minor technical limitations, videophones provide a simple and, in our case, reliable solution for in-home care. To date, both patients and case managers have responded with satisfaction to this treatment adjunct. Conclusions: Despite some limitations, videophone technology can increase patient access to health care, particularly pharmacy consultations. Expanded use of this technology would allow for systematic studies to support or refute the successes documented at our institution.

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