chapter 5 chapter five optimizing the continuum of care
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Chapter 5
Chapter Five
Optimizing the Continuum of Care
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The Continuum of Care
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Ambulatory care services
Home care services
Emergency services
Inpatient services
Transitional care services
Skilled nursing services
Home care services
Ambulatory care services
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Case Management The principal process by which
organizations optimize the continuum of care for their patients. A case manager is assigned Matches the patient’s care with a
predetermined optimal course (critical path)
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Optimizing the Continuum of Care: Steps to Success Step 1 – perform preadmission care
planning Step 2 – perform care planning at
the time of admission Step 3 – review the progress of care Step 4 – conduct discharge planning Step 5 – conclude postdischarge
planning
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QI Toolbox Techniques
Indicators—written as a ratio# of admissions meeting
criteria total number of admissions
Gantt Charts—used to depict clinical guidelines or critical paths Example Fig 5.3 in text.
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GANNT Chart
Time(day, week, month)
Event
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Case Chapter 5 P. 61 Table 5.2 Figure 5.4