BY ANNE LLEWELLYN, MS, BHSA, RN, CRRN, CMGT-BC, BCPA, FCM Health information technology is touching each of our lives. Examples include electronic health records, practice management software, patient portals, remote patient monitoring technologies, clinical decision support systems, staff scheduling and bed management systems. Whatever sector of the healthcare system you…
BY KELVA EDMUNDS-WALLER, DNP, RN, CCM Artificial intelligence is pervasive in our everyday lives whether we recognize it or not. In the simplest terms, artificial intelligence (AI) is the science of making computers mimic human thoughts and actions in real-life environments. AI is a branch of computer science focused on creating…
BY GARRY CARNEAL, JD, MA, AND PAT STRICKER, RN, MEd
With the rise of digital health and the impact of the COVID pandemic, these and other forces have changed almost every phase of healthcare in recent years. How case managers interface with their patients and the tools they use to do so is one prime example of the changing landscape. The arrival of telehealth and the constant opportunity to use emerging technology applications only adds to the complexity and excitement.
BY GARRY CARNEAL, JD, MA
Over the past decade, many healthcare payers have sponsored “value-based purchasing” initiatives that directly or indirectly impacted case management programs. Value-based purchasing (VBP) programs are designed and implemented by government agencies, employer groups and others to promote both quality and value.
BY LAURA COUGHLIN, RN, BSN, MBA AI AND CLOUD-BASED SOFTWARE ARE LEADING TO BIG CHANGES, BUT FOR CASE MANAGERS WILLING TO EMBRACE TECHNOLOGY AND ADAPT, IT CAN HAVE POSITIVE EFFECTS ON BOTH PATIENT OUTCOMES AND THE QUALITY OF WORK LIFE “I was promised flying cars.” We’ve all heard this phrase, which…
BY DR. BERTALAN MESKÓ, MD, PhD In June 2021, I gave a keynote speech at the CMSA 2021 Virtual Conference, concentrating on how automation, most notably artificial intelligence, will affect care in medicine. This article was explicitly rewritten as a follow-up to that speech. Artificial intelligence in healthcare has incredible potential.…
BY COLLEEN MORLEY, DNP, RN, CCM, CMAC, CMCN, ACM-RN This month’s theme is Healthcare Trends, with a special emphasis on technology. Technology…does anyone remember when a pager was the height of technology in healthcare? When electronic medical records gave us the ability to see (much less read) all the care team…
BY PATTI GRADY, MSSL, RN, CCM, CCP, CMCN COVID has brought significant change to case management practice in Texas as well as the entire country. The first wave of COVID drove dramatic increases in COVID hospitalizations and increased utilization for those patients. Many healthcare systems struggled with bed capacity, equipment and…
BY GERI LYNN BAUMBLATT, MA When people transition to a new care setting, both they and their care partners (family caregivers) want to do well. But patients worry if they’ll be able to self manage. And family caregivers worry if they will be able to safely provide care and navigate a…