Merging roles. A successful approach to wound care in the home.
Since the Prospective Payment System (PPS) has been in effect for more than one year, home health agencies (HHA) are now beginning to feel the true impact of its regulations. The PPS environment has motivated HHAs to re-design approaches to wound management in order to individualize care, deliver quality, and achieve cost-effectiveness. One technique used by HHAs to achieve these outcomes has been to merge the roles of Wound Care Specialist (WCS) and Case Manager (CM).
Cullen
Bernie
B
East Jefferson General Hospital, Metairie, Louisiana, USA. bcullen@ejhospital.com
Parry
Gail
G
D019090:Case Management; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014481:United States; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy*