title: Community case management -- thinking beyond the hospital walls.
abstract: Case managers must approach the case management process as one that focuses across on the continuum of care and addresses inpatient as well as community needs. Case management assessments must go well beyond just the issues of discharge destination, but rather connect the care providers across the continuum in new ways that will improve outcomes for patients and reduce cost for the healthcare industry.
authors.forename: Toni
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cesta
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D019058:Community Networks; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D004469:Economics, Hospital; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000191:economics; D012042:Registries; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014481:United States