Analyze the impact of case management applications specific to cost containment, quality of care, and utilization/access to care for an elder population.
Re:Unit 1 – Discussion Board
The course objectives for this course are as follows:
- Analyze the impact of case management applications specific to cost containment, quality of care, and utilization/access to care for an elder population.
- Assess gerontology based case management strengths and weaknesses from legal, social, and ethical perspectives.
- Compare and contrast case management practices in traditional healthcare settings to those serving a geriatric population specifically.
- Discuss the rationale and development of case management in the gerontology field.
- Identify common challenges for geriatric case managers related to providing patient care and evaluate the viability of various solutions available.
For the DB this week, put yourself in the role of an administrator of a SNF or a Case Manager. Answer these questions as if you were sitting in that seat and had not learned or mastered these important concepts prior to taking on that specific position.