A new survey from McKinsey found that 53% of consumers report being adversely affected by one or more of the social determinants of health (SDoH), and having these needs unmet leads to more emergency room visits and hospital stays.
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.
The ease of practitioners to transfer active professional licenses to others states is a longstanding issue across the industry, and this issue of licensure portability tests the patience and fortitude of case management professionals.
A case manager suspects that an 89-year-old patient, who is a frequent user of inpatient services, might be a victim of elder abuse due to falls that cannot be medically explained.
Early discharge programs have become increasingly important as hospital administrators focus on patient flow and throughput as a major strategy for financial stability and patient satisfaction.
