WGU D046 Intro to Care Coordination KB

WGU D046 Intro to Care Coordination KB List the resources (strategic partners) that are needed to meet individual healthcare needs. - patients' healthcare needs are met are the availability and access to the resources needed to meet individual healthcare needs. Those resources include: · Primary Care physicians · Outpatient clinics · Specialty care providers · Women's Health (preventive care, Ob/Gyn services) · Therapists (e.g., physical, occupational, mental health) · Pharmaceutical support (traditional and specialty pharmacies) · Social workers Clear communication Index -provides a set of research based tool to help develop and aid understanding of public messages and materials Community Health -Help the community advance to their health who are living in poverty. People living in poverty will need to learn about healthy eating. Population Health -◦Reflect outcomes of care for the population. ◦Based on age, ACO driven for kids and some medicare recipients. ◦Reimburse how to we achieve outcomes in the community. Difference: health system has a major role in community Health and Population Health. - Community Health: Hospital and health systems be involved to understand their community. Helps advance heath. Population Health: reimbursed how the outcomes is achieved in the community Implication of Health -◦ provides context to nurse' practices, roles and knowledge and frames patient's Day to day lives of patients. Examples: ◦Patients who face social and/or economic barriers to gain access to community resources and strategic partners ◦ Resources are not available in their area Challenges ◦ To patients and their families to understand why healthcare is so important ◦ Coordination of patient care may be difficult if the resources are not available in the area What is the goal for care coordination? -The goal for care coordination is achieving the "Quadruple Aim": · Improve physician's experience · Improve patient outcomes · Lower Cost of Care · Improved patient experience (Safety) "Quadruple Aim": -- driving down healthcare costs - Improve outcomes based on evidence and based on interventions - deliver benefits to those with multiple needs - improve experiences with the system Care coordinators: -· organize care provided by multiple providers · improves disease management and patient compliance · offers resources · removes barriers. Key Roles of the Care Coordinator -1) Connect patients' with resources partnerships that provide services to help patients' achieve their healthcare goals 2) To help patients understand why