Some of the most expensive patients in healthcare are dealing with homelessness and addiction. These factors contribute to the patients not finding immediate resolution of the issue, as well as frequent re-admissions. This results in higher prices and more difficult coordinated healthcare care management. Case Managers find themselves in difficult positions trying to help the patient find a permanent resolution to the medical issues experienced.
The article, “These Patients Are Hard to Treat” by Reed Abelson looks at these two types of patients and better ways to help them and also reduce cost. She states,
“These individuals, frequently struggling with addiction or homelessness, have extremely complicated medical conditions. By finding them and connecting them to the right doctors and social services, dozens of costly hospital stays could be avoided. The idea has been adopted in numerous communities around the country.”
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Please also review our Healthcare Case Management Certification. The program is online and independent study and can help prepare medical professionals for the field of case management. Please review the program and see if it matches your academic and professional goals.