Coordinated care model for developmentally disabled improves care, saves money.
Coordinated care model for developmentally disabled dramatically cuts inpatient LOS, costs. Learn how this hospital coordinates care for the developmentally disabled using specially trained nurse practitioners--and is cutting LOS and costs while assuring quality for this often-overlooked group. With the surge in managed Medicaid contracts, this approach should catch on with HMOs and providers.
D019090:Case Management / Q000191:economics; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017046:Cost Savings; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009515:New Jersey; D010343:Patient Admission; D010816:Physician Incentive Plans; D011787:Quality of Health Care