title: Using M&E and telephonic case management in PPS.
abstract: With appropriate reimbursement, the prospective payment system (PPS) can provide the opportunity to provide care under Medicare the way it was meant to be: individualized, quality care, planned and coordinated to achieve optimum cost-effective outcomes based on individual patient need. This article explores how management and evaluation of a care plan and telephonic case management can be used in PPS.
authors.affiliation: Home Health Assembly of New Jersey, 14 Washington Road, Suite 211, Princeton Junction, New Jersey 08550-1030, USA. jfs@homecarenj.org
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Sienkiewicz
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Davidson
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004282:Documentation; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare; D011445:Prospective Payment System / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States