Within every discipline in health care, there are landmark moments that change the priorities, expand the footprint, and demonstrate a new type of value. In the 1980’s DRG’s created an urgency to ...

Case management was introduced in the 1980s as an approach for controlling costs by improving quality and ensuring the appropriate use of hospital resources at the bedside. Because of cutbacks and ...

Chronic care is health care that addresses long-term or preexisting illnesses. Simply put, those are diseases or conditions that last a year or more and require ongoing medical care or limit the ...

This systematic review found that studies of case management interventions have adequate quality and, in many cases, show cost-effective or even cost-saving results. Results: A total of 29 studies ...

A longitudinal, relationship-based case management approach significantly reduced health care costs and improved quality of life for Medicaid enrollees with complex needs over 1 year. Objectives: This ...

An HIV diagnosis can be life-changing. Living with the virus means you have a lot to juggle to take care of your health: doctor’s appointments, prescription refills, tests, and medical bills. You may ...

Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...