Using peer recovery specialists to move patients with substance use disorders into treatment

May 3, 2019
Case Management Monthly

In Maryland, an innovative program called SBIRIT (Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment) is helping take some of the weight off case managers working with substance use disorder patients by successfully steering those patients into treatment through the use of peer recovery specialists.

Study: More attention should be paid to SNF-to-home transitions

May 10, 2019
Case Management Monthly

Case managers already know their responsibility for patients doesn’t end at discharge and an important part of readmission prevention involves following up with the patient well after he or she leaves. But a new study shows one problem area where case managers might want to put some additional attention: the transition from SNF to home.

Fast tracking patients: Does it produce results?

May 17, 2019
Case Management Monthly

Can a fast track system really improve care in the emergency department (ED) and move patients through the system more quickly? Authors of a recent study say, yes.

From the Director’s Desk: Critical pathways remain a vital tool in a case manager's toolbox

May 24, 2019
Case Management Monthly

Developed in 1986, critical pathways have been a primary tool for the case manager, and, used correctly, they can guide and optimize a patient's care.

Complex case: Bitterly cold weather exposes challenges finding postacute placements for patients with substance use disorders

May 31, 2019
Case Management Monthly

A case manager has difficulty placing a homeless patient who was admitted for life-threatening hypothermia after spending a bitterly cold night outside.