Which of the following clients may be eligible for hospital-based, dis

Which of the following clients may be eligible for hospital-based, disease-specific case management support? (Select all that apply.)

a. Those who have high-cost conditions
b. Those with physicians who request such intervention for their patients
c. Those who may be maintained in a stable condition in their home environment
d. Those who have access to private insurance plans
e. Those who have requested such services
f.
Those whose hospital has a collaborative agreement with a home health nursing agency

ESSAYBID ANSWER

ANS: A, C
Case management services are often provided for individuals who are identified as having medical conditions that are high-cost or high-volume acute and chronic illnesses such as congestive heart failure. The goal is to keep these clients as healthy as possible and stable in their home environment. Doing so will decrease the frequency and length of hospital stays and therefore decrease health care costs.