Transition Care Management Role & Process
In person and telephonic nurse visits to hospitalized CCH patients
- Assess understanding of diagnosis and hospital plan of care
- Educate and coach to promote health literacy and self-efficacy
- Identify social determinants of health and barriers to care
- Develop patient centered goals and care plan
- Provide advocacy, mobilize resources, and connect to services
Actively collaborate and coordinate patient care with hospital care team
- Facilitate hospital to primary care provider communication
- Update hospital care manager of TCM hosp visit and scheduled follow up
Coordinate access to CCH integrated care team for medical, mental health, and substance use disorder needs
- Schedule follow up appt with CCH provider before discharge
- Inform PCMP of hospital course, summary of care, and follow up needs
Objectives
- Coordinate transitions from hospital to community, respite care, and primary care
- Reduce hospital utilization and readmission through increased primary care engagement
- Participate in program development and partner collaborations
- Identify high risk hospitalized clients within primary care population and manage ongoing dynamic panel
CCH Transition Care Management (TCM) Nurses
Kiera Davis, RN | Carla Mickelson, Nurse Manager |