{"id":7645,"date":"2019-08-27T14:06:51","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T19:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aboutsmh.org\/\/?page_id=7645"},"modified":"2022-06-17T13:55:35","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T18:55:35","slug":"pophealth-chroniccare","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aboutsmh.org\/pophealth-chroniccare\/","title":{"rendered":"Chronic Care Management"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Helping You Manage Your Health<\/h2>

Do you or a loved one need assistance in understanding and managing your chronic disease? Chronic Care Management (CCM) is a whole new approach to health care. It is designed to help you improve your health by simplifying your care and providing increased support to manage two or more chronic conditions.<\/p>

While patients work with primary care providers to manage medications and therapies, the St. Margaret\u2019s Health Care Coordinator Program provides additional support at home so that patients can thrive in their homes.<\/p>

What are Care Coordinators?<\/h3>

Care coordinators help improve the patient\u2019s quality of life by providing tools needed to manage the chronic diseases at home.<\/p>

The goal of the care coordinator program is to keep patients healthy and at home and provide the support needed to make this happen.<\/p>

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Our goal at St. Margaret\u2019s Health is to enroll all our Medicare patients in a Chronic Care Management (CCM) Program so that these services will be available to you when you need them.<\/strong><\/h3>

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Transitional Care Program:<\/h4>

The Transitional Care Program helps patients transition between a hospital or nursing home and their home. We ensure that you have what you need to return to home. We assist with arrangements for follow-up appointments with the patient\u2019s primary care provider 2-5 days after the patient has been released from the hospital. The Transitional Care Program is designed to help keep patients from being re-admitted. Our team will call the patient each week for a month following discharge and if additional attention is needed beyond that, the patient can stay in the Chronic Care Management Program.<\/p>

Chronic Care Management (CCM) Program:<\/h4>

The Chronic Care Management Program (CCM) provides outpatient services for adults who need additional help to navigate their complex health condition(s). They assist in overcoming any barriers the patient may have while managing his or her care and help coordinate with community resources to help patients get the tools they need.<\/p>

Furthermore, CCM is the care coordination outside of regular office visits for patients with multiple (two or more) chronic conditions expected to last at least 12 months or until the death of the patient, and that place the patient at significant risk of death, acute exacerbation or decompensation or functional decline. It can be delivered to people with many different types of health conditions.<\/p>

Additionally, CCM is a critical component of primary care that contributes to better outcomes and higher satisfaction for patients. CCM is implemented to help Medicare and dual eligible (Medicare and Medicaid) patients get all the between-appointment help needed to stay on track with their treatments, as well as, plan for better health.<\/p>

Diabetes Management:<\/h4>

Diabetes management is an important service for our patients and is part of the CCM program. St. Margaret\u2019s has several certified diabetes educators comprised of dietitians, nurses and family nurse practitioners to help our diabetic patients better manage their disease with proper diet, exercise and medications.<\/p>

Our goal at St. Margaret\u2019s is to help deliver coordinated care that will improve our patients\u2019 health, increase satisfaction with their care and make care more person-centered.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Why is CCM Important?<\/h3>

Patients benefit from enrolling in CCM by:<\/h4>