Hosp Case Manag. 2012 Sep;20(9):140-1.
University Hospital in Newark, NJ, and the Visiting Nurses Association Health Group are working together to provide intensive case management to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries and uninsured patients with multiple chronic conditions. Hospital case managers identify patient eligible for the program. Patient navigators employed by the VNA and funded by the hospital provide education while patients are in the hospital. Navigators visit the patients every day in the hospital and link them with primary care providers for follow up.
新泽西州纽瓦克市的大学医院与访视护士协会健康集团正在合作,为医疗保险和医疗补助受益人和患有多种慢性病的未参保患者提供强化病例管理。医院病例管理人员确定符合该项目条件的患者。由访视护士协会聘用并由医院资助的患者导航员在患者住院期间提供教育。导航员每天在医院探访患者,并将他们与初级保健提供者联系起来以便后续跟进。