Addressing food insecurity in high-risk, elderly patients not only helps the people who receive the benefit but would also likely help the Medicare program save money, according to a recent report.
Food insecurity is a common problem in the United States, affecting as many as one in eight Americans. It’s a problem that can cause health complications, compound existing ones, and ratchet up the cost of care for many patients.
Every director of case management faces the challenge of remaining current in an age of information overload. For some, this information explosion may cause work fatigue and anxiety. One way to stay afloat is to focus on one thing—Medicare.
Stephanie, a home care nurse case manager, follows patients with repeated readmissions, stabilizes them in the community, and prevents the readmissions from continuing. But with record-breaking temperatures approaching, Stephanie knows that helping her patients avoid readmission will be more challenging than usual.
