Q: I want to age in place at home. Can care management provide some support? A: As a Certified Care Manager, I often consult with clients and their families on this topic. Aging in place with care ...

Care managers do a lot. Their job is to reduce treatment costs and hospitalization rates, eliminate unnecessary and redundant testing, prevent adverse medication interactions and boost patients’ ...

Alice Thompson, from left, sits down to a family dinner with the help of her daughters, Janice Tolliver and Kay Cocke, Sunday, October 6, 2013, at the home of her daughter Janice, near Edwardsville, ...

Q: Can you tell me what a care manager is and how to know if you need one? A: Care managers (Certified Aging Life Care Professionals) serve as advocates for families caring for older relatives. That ...

WebMD Ignite, a division of WebMD, has launched Coach, a platform that aims to improve care-management programs by integrating into care managers' workflows allowing them to bring customized health ...

Caring for an older person can be tough, especially if they have complex conditions and you're an adult child living hours away. Private care management is a word-of-mouth business that's been growing ...

In an era marked by rapid technological advancements, automation and artificial intelligence (AI) have emerged as a transformative force across various industries. One sector where these technologies ...

The advent of value-based care has changed the nature of care management. Today’s care managers are responsible for larger caseloads that include more than chronically-ill members. In addition to ...

Patients with complex illness face a bewildering array of specialty and primary care providers, as well as home and long-term care services and supports. Care arrangements may be especially confusing ...

Emergency department care managers can facilitate patient transitions between sites of care, according to a white paper from Huron Consulting Group. The paper, “Empowering Case Managers in the ...