title: To Hold Patients Accountable....or Maybe Give Grace.
abstract: The national agenda for health care includes working with patients to move them to self-efficacy, also known as self-management. Without self-management, patients with chronic conditions will certainly have more emergency department visits and readmissions. Is self-management a realistic and achievable goal? For some, yes; and we must hold them accountable. For others, it is not certain.
authors.affiliation: Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Case Management Department kim@wyersfamily.com.
authors.forename: Suzanne K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Powell
authors.forename: Kimberly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wyers
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D012648:Self Care; D020377:Self Efficacy