BY GARRY CARNEAL, JD
With mental health concerns fresh on our minds since the pandemic, case managers continue to focus on their patients’ mental well-being, in addition to an array of physical ailments. Over time, the interaction between mental and physical health has become more apparent. Case managers have been very aware of the mind-body connection for years.
BY CHRISTOPHER WELLINS, MD, MS, FACP, RENEE FAY-LEBLANC, MD, FACP, AND COURTNEY PLADSEN, DNP
Maine Medical Center (MMC) is a 700-bed tertiary care facility located in Portland, Maine, and is the anchor hospital of the nine-hospital MaineHealth System. In 2012 we developed the Long Stay Intervention Workgroup (LSIW) as a way of getting all the right stakeholders together who were empowered to make decisions regarding achieving discharges for our most challenging patients.
BY LAUREN O’CONNELL, LICSW, AND ROBERTA CAPP, MD, MHS
Community health workers (CHWs) are non-clinical members of the community who usually share ethnicity, language and life experiences with the community members they serve (NIHLBI, 2023). Traditionally, CHWs are social and change agents; they reduce disparities and inequities by expanding knowledge and access to benefits and community services.
BY ANUJA MOHLA, DO, MBA, CHCQM-PHYADV
Physician advisor leadership, in conjunction with case management expertise, can be an effective tool in discharge planning to manage length of stay in an acute care setting.
BY GARRY CARNEAL, JD, MA As a father and health insurance expert, I have been challenged to leverage my professional expertise to support family and friends. One of the biggest tests was watching my firstborn deal with addiction issues which pervaded her teenage years and early adulthood. A related pain point…