At risk: a look at managing Medicare losses.
On top of declining Medicare payment rates, hospitals face the prospects of increasing numbers of Medicare patients and costs associated with caring for them. Geriatric care management programs can help prevent financial losses by focusing on high-risk patients and costly diagnosis related groups. Under one approach, a geriatric care manager works to improve the efficiency of care, reduce lengths of stay, smooth transitions to alternate care settings, and involve patients and their families in decision making.
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United Health Care Corporation, Minnetonka, MN.
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Parker
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D000368:Aged; D003211:Concurrent Review / Q000191:economics; D003625:Data Collection; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000379:methods*; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000191:economics*; D010934:Planning Techniques; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States