scholarly journals Implementation of nursing case management to improve community access to care: A scoping review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alenda Dwiadila Matra Putra ◽  
Ayyu Sandhi
Keyword(s):  
Case Management ◽  
Access To Care ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Health Resources ◽  
Case Managers ◽  
Process Of Care ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Included Review ◽  
Nurses Role

Background: Case management is an approach used to help patients locate and manage health resources as well as to enhance effective communication among patients, families, and health systems. Nurses’ role as case managers has been proven effective in reducing healthcare costs among patients with chronic diseases. However, little is known about its implementation in improving access to care in community-based settings. Objectives: This scoping review aimed to examine the components of nursing case management in improving access to care within community settings and to identify the issues of community-based nursing case management for future implications. Design: This study was conducted following the framework of scoping review.Data Sources: The authors systematically searched five electronic databases (CINAHL, PubMed, Science Direct, Scopus, and Google Scholar) for relevant studies published from January 2010 to February 2021. Only original studies involving nurses as one of the professions performing case management roles in the community-based settings, providing 'access to care' as the findings, were included. Review Methods: The article screening was guided by a PRISMA flowchart. Extraction was performed on Google Sheet, and synthesis was conducted from the extraction result.Results: A total of 19 studies were included. Five components of nursing case management to improve access to care were identified: 1) Bridging health systems into the community, 2) Providing the process of care, 3) Delivering individually-tailored health promotion and prevention, 4) Providing assistance in decision making, and 5) Providing holistic support. In addition, three issues of nursing case management were also identified: 1) Regulation ambiguity, 2) High caseloads, and 3) Lack of continuing case management training.Conclusion: Care coordination and care planning were the most frequent components of nursing case management associated with access to care. These findings are substantial to improve nurses' ability in performing the nursing process as well as to intensify nurses’ advocacy competence for future implications.

scholarly journals “Trust Me, It’s Different”: Experiences of Peer Case Management of Women Living with HIV in Ontario, Canada

2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 73-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saara Greene ◽  
Allyson Ion ◽  
Gladys Kwaramba ◽  
Mary Mwalwanda ◽  
Janet Caswell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Management ◽  
Case Managers ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Research ◽  
Management Intervention ◽  
Women Living With Hiv ◽  
Case Management Intervention ◽  
Care And Support ◽  
Related Stigma ◽  
Living With Hiv

In response to the dearth of research for delivering women-centred support to women living with HIV, the Women’s HIV Empowerment Through Life Tools for Health (wHEALTH) intervention was developed. This project was grounded in a community-based research framework and aimed to respond to barriers of women living with HIV in accessing appropriate and meaningful social supports. Participants described the benefits of the peer case management intervention including support, mentorship, flexibility in which the intervention was delivered, and the notion of “moving forward” in one’s journey with HIV. Through education, awareness, and advocacy, peer case managers are important partners in addressing HIV-related stigma, and ensuring a multi-level approach to providing care and support to women living with HIV.

Scoping Review of Nursing Case Management in the United States

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (8) ◽  
pp. 1002-1016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jee Young Joo ◽  
Diane L. Huber
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Case Management ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
The United States ◽  
Case Managers ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Process Measures ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Role Confusion

The purpose of this study is to identify issues of case management (CM) interventions in the United States in recent studies and to identify implications for future research into CM. This study was guided by the following framework for a scoping review. Multiple electronic databases were searched to identify studies published between 2007 and 2016 in the United States and related to nursing CM. Five weaknesses were identified: no clear and consistent definition of CM, lack of theoretical frameworks, lack of standard guidelines in CM practice, lack of precise CM dosage and of process measures, and limited reports of explicit role of nurse case managers and role confusion by nurses. Three strengths were also identified. More rigorous and continuous efforts to develop theoretical frameworks and evaluation tools, as well as clear definitions and precise role descriptions, are required for future research and practice into CM.

scholarly journals GWEP Partnerships With Community-Based Organizations to Advance Age-Friendly Health Systems

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 544-545
Author(s):  
Leland Waters ◽  
Nina Tumosa
Keyword(s):  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Community Education ◽  
Health Resources ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
Urban Setting ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Organizations ◽  
Improve Health

Abstract From the onset of the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP), project initiatives have been developed to collaborate with Area Agencies on Aging and other community-based organizations (CBOs) serving the older adult community to improve health outcomes. The current GWEP funding cycle includes an initiative to further the principles of Age-Friendly Health Systems. Having built relationships within the aging services community, GWEPs are well positioned to deliver educational interventions framed around the 4M pillars of age-friendly healthcare. Three GWEPs are working with CBOs to implement and test interventions that address the interactive 4Ms. One GWEP has created an Age Friendly Community Education series in conjunction with their CBO partners in a low-income urban setting. Another GWEP has secured age friendly designation for its teams and worked with a coalition of CBOs to obtain both age and dementia-friendly designations for its home city of Springfield, MA. A third GWEP is implementing age-friendly practice workflows in programs that connect primary care and community-based organizations to address specific needs of an underserved older population. By integrating CBOs within the age-friendly health system framework, we can better create sustainable partnerships with health systems to improve health outcomes for our elders.

scholarly journals GWEP Successes and Lessons Learned From Making Communities Age Friendly

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 496-496
Author(s):  
Katherine Thompson ◽  
Jennifer Ouellet
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health System ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Clinical Decision Making ◽  
Health Resources ◽  
Clinical Decision ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
What Matters

Abstract Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Programs (GWEPs), funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration have a strong focus on age friendly care and community engagement. With a wide range of populations, locales, and health systems served, GWEPs have significant experience working with a wide variety of communities to implement age friendly care. In this symposium, we present successes and lessons learned from GWEP projects representing diverse populations and approaches to achieving age friendly communities. For instance, one GWEP is utilizing Patient Priorities Care to lay the framework for What Matters in clinical decision-making. Another GWEP is focusing on What Matters by uniquely embedding Area Agencies on Aging care coordinators within primary care settings to invite the participation of aging patients in advance care planning, among other health interventions. A third GWEP is using the 4Ms to educate patients and caregivers in geriatric psychiatry clinics in a population of veterans. Another GWEP is pairing Age Friendly Health System efforts within a health system with community-based efforts to become an age friendly and dementia friendly city. A final GWEP is using multiple educational modalities to create Age-Friendly Communities and assure that health systems, community-based organizations, and older adults and families are educated about the 4Ms. By exploring successes and lessons learned in making communities age friendly, we can improve existing and future programs centered on age friendly care for older adults.

Delivering Case Management Using a Community-Based Service Model of Drug Intervention

1992 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith A. Levy ◽  
◽  
Charles P. Gallmeier ◽  
William W. Weddington ◽  
W. Wayne Wiebel
Keyword(s):  
Case Management ◽  
Service Model ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Drug Intervention

Case Management as a Significant Component of Community-Based Psychotherapy

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel J. Zoffness ◽  
Ann F. Garland ◽  
Lauren Brookman-Frazee
Keyword(s):  
Case Management ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Significant Component

A Scoping Review of Telehealth-Assisted Case Management for Chronic Illnesses

2021 ◽  
pp. 019394592110089
Author(s):  
Jee Young Joo ◽  
Megan F. Liu
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Case Management ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Chronic Illnesses ◽  
Future Research

This scoping review aimed to examine telehealth-assisted case management for chronic illnesses and assess its overall impact on health care delivery. Guided by the PRISMA statement, this review included 36 empirical studies published between 2011 and 2020. This study identified three weaknesses and four strengths of telehealth-assisted case management. While the weaknesses were negative feelings about telehealth, challenges faced by patients in learning and using telehealth devices, and increased workload for case managers, the strengths included efficient and timely care, increased access to health care services, support for patients’ satisfaction, and cost savings. Future research can be designed and conducted for overcoming the weaknesses of telehealth-assisted case management. Additionally, the strengths identified by this review need to be translated from research into case management practice for chronic illness care. This review not only describes the value of such care strategy, but also provides implications for future nursing practice and research.

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