A geriatric care manager (GCM) is a professional who specializes in assisting older adults and their families with managing the challenges of aging. These experts come from various backgrounds, ...
Care managers do a lot. Their job is to reduce treatment costs and hospitalization rates, eliminate unnecessary and redundant testing, prevent adverse medication interactions and boost patients’ ...
At the 273rd meeting of the Social Security Council's Long-Term Care Benefit Expenses Subcommittee on November 2, the ...
Kristin Martinelli began her workday at 7:30 a.m. on a recent Monday, completing an online Medicaid recertification form for a client in a nursing home in Austin, Texas. Next, she drove to meet an ...
Q: I want to age in place at home. Can care management provide some support? A: As a Certified Care Manager, I often consult with clients and their families on this topic. Aging in place with care ...
Jobs like care coordination and case management have come to the forefront as healthcare has continued its embrace of value-based care. In pursuit of better outcomes at a lower cost, many healthcare ...
Primary care practices now have a simpler way to get paid for time spent managing patients' care between visits, including behavioral health care. Family medicine practices have long delivered ...
Managing patients with type 2 diabetes takes time. Clinicians in primary care, where most diabetes visits take place, lack that time. Planned visits by diabetes care managers—nurses, pharmacists, ...
Medicare doesn’t cover geriatric care management, although you can see a geriatric care doctor for an evaluation and be referred to covered screenings and support. Around 90% of adults in the United ...