Agency Healthcare Assessments
Agency
Healthcare Support and Coordination
Clinical Healthcare Management Services works collaboratively
with Local Community Agencies to ensure that all services are assessed for
individual assistance and rendered cohesively per patient need, and that are
parties communicate with regard to the intended plan of care and goals. Coordination
of services are completed by Registered Nurses.
Case
Management Services
Case Management Services are provided specific to individual
need. CHMS provides an agency collaborative process of coordinated services
that facilitate and advocate for options and services that meet an individual's
mental or physical health care needs through communication and assessment tools
that promote quality of care outcomes which are cost effective.
This cohesive and collaborative process is a cyclical and
ongoing structure that can end at any stage if the problem is resolved. The
clinical evaluation of care may lead to suggestions for changes of service care
and follow-up. The process not only focuses on ways to improve the patient's
physical needs but social and emotional needs as well.
Chemical
Dependency Assistance (Inpatient and Outpatient Services)
Chemical Dependency (Inpatient and Outpatient Services) services
plans are primarily offered as an outpatient service. The goal is to provide
on-going contact, support and follow-up assistance to patients on behalf of
rehabilitation agencies and facilities with the intended goal of reducing the
recidivism rate. Person to person services plans are provided as needed
allowing patients a proactive opportunity of not having to wait until they feel
the need to contact a counselor or support group. Results can be provided
weekly and can be viewed by the contracting agency or facility for Service
Intervention.
Disease
Management / Acute Care Support
Disease Management / Acute Care Services are designed to create
patient-centered data that focused on healthcare services and results,
therefore, improving healthcare outcomes of patients with specific diseases. Assessment
and Service Plans are implemented to identify best practices or recognize the
lack of a follow up system that utilizes time frame guidelines and proper use
of policy and procedures.
CHMS focuses on a Disease Management process that enhances
communication internally and externally between healthcare providers and
patients after discharge, facilitating feedback necessary for service
adjustment (which may prevent or delay disease progression) and measuring the
effectiveness of healthcare services. CHMS offers a comprehensive survey
approach to patient follow up that extends beyond inpatient care.
This service will assist medical and rehabilitation facilities
in improving:
§ Healthcare outcomes and measuring the "importance" of
provided services
§ Patient-centered approaches to providing care by collectively
addressing all mental and physical aspects, provider issues, and treatment of
multiple diseases using nationally recognized standards of care
§ Enhancement of communication between providers and patients
§ Costs which may be lowered by reducing the use of unnecessary or
redundant services or avoiding costs associated with poor outcomes
Healthcare
Evaluations
Healthcare Assessments and Services are designed to evaluate an
individual's overall medical needs as well as the quality of healthcare
services provided; this would include how the services provided may restrict or
help a person live a full and independent life. Questions asked may focus on
the patient's cognition; communication, hearing and vision, physical
performance, health status, nutritional habits, skin health, independence,
daily living, and a person's quality of life. This will help to identify the
quality of services or support services that may be needed. The goal is to
ensure that healthcare providers and family members are collaborating as a team
in the best interest of the patient.
Results could show:
§ A more informed and knowledgeable patient / family
§ Unnecessary or frequent visits to the hospital
§ Proactive healthcare support, increasing healthier living
§ Continued oversight and support of patients
§ Enhanced communication between healthcare providers
§ Long term cost effectiveness for healthcare providers
Mental
Health Evaluations
Mental Health Evaluations designed to follow the services
provided, outcomes of services, and current status of mental health patients or
patients with behavior disorders. The assessments are structured to determine
if medications are being taken appropriately or if a person expresses social
issues that are causing anxiety or depression. Early intervention assessments
are provided in a wide range of mental health areas as well as to Alzheimer
patients and the elderly.
Quality
of Life Support
Quality of Life Services focus on healthcare, rehabilitation,
disabilities and social services, but also includes medicine, education, and
other services offered within a community. This assessment evaluates the
well-being of a patient after being discharged from a hospital or
rehabilitation facility. CHMS looks at each individual and his or her personal
goal for quality of life that will enable him or her to live a fulfilled life -
a life that is both meaningful and enjoyed. Based on service outcomes CHMS
reviews all services offered and provided within a community according to each
individual's need. The goal is to assist in ensuring that a cohesive, effective
and patient centered service is offered in each community. The result is to
assist in the enhancement of each person's quality of life.
Quality
of Care Assistance
Quality of Care Services are designed to produce a number of
results.
§ Assess the actual quality of care that is provided to a (in and
out) patient successfully
§ Assess the quality of service rendered from a facility or
institution
§ Assess the follow up care that is provided by facility or
institution
Services are structured in the effort of allowing facilities and
institutions the opportunity to enhance service outcomes, benchmark best
practices and consistently review the methodologies of services. Quality of
Care Assessments can increase the volume of patient service and enhance cost
effective procedures.
Rehabilitation
Support
Rehabilitation Assessments are designed to focus on an array of
rehabilitation services specific to each patient receiving rehab care.
Assessment tools are outcome focused concentrating on outpatient follow-up as
needed. This assessment tool helps to benchmark best practices, services and
service outcomes based on patient progress, time frames, and long term results.
Physical and Occupational Therapy Services evaluates the level
of independence and the ability a patient has to function in the home and the
community.