title: Hospital case management and progression of care.
abstract: Progression of care refers to a three-pronged approach to managing the complexities of the fragmented care delivery that is commonplace in U.S. healthcare systems. Under this approach: Case managers-freed from the need to perform routine chart reviews-work with the physicians to manage progression of care Utilization review/clinical documentation specialists ensure complete and accurate documentation to support acute level of care Coordinators are dedicated exclusively to finding and arranging post-acute services
authors.affiliation: Phoenix Medical Management, Inc, Pompano Beach, FL, USA. daniels@phoenixmed.net
authors.forename: Stefani
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Daniels
authors.forename: Jeff
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Frater
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D006761:Hospitals