Why is Chronic care management important

1. Why is Chronic Care Management Important?

2. Introduction In 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recognized chronic care management as an essential part of primary care. With one in four US citizens suffering from two or more chronic conditions, the country’s 75-85% of total healthcare expenditure goes into treating chronically ill patients. CCM has emerged as a viable supplemental care delivery option that can drastically improve patient outcomes and reduce hospitalizations.

3. What is chronic care management Chronic care management is the delivery of high-caliber, rigorous and continuous medical care and attention to chronically ill patients remotely, out-of-clinic. It's a collaborative treatment approach where patients and physicians work together to ensure better disease management, greater patient awareness, reduced risk of complications and hospitalizations and better patient outcomes.

4. Benefits of chronic care management program A CCM program can help patients better engage in chronic care management activities and maintain communication with their care providers to stay on track with their treatment regimes. On the contrary, with a CCM program, physicians and healthcare providers find it convenient to gain and access patient data as well as track and document various CCM activities for every patient for successfully billing CMS.

5. Improve patient experience Patients engaged through remote patient monitoring programs like CCM have reported higher satisfaction levels than those who haven't, indicating that CCM significantly improves patient experiences. Patients and their families are saved from the hassles of regular clinic visits while receiving high-quality care and constant medical advice from their physicians remotely.

6. Generate revenue CCM offers healthcare providers an extra stream of revenue that they can generate on top of their regular practice income. The CMS has tweaked the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) in favor of the providers, encouraging them to undertake CCM activities and enhance patient outcomes while earning a lucrative income.

7. Patient care coordination Chronically ill patients are often under the care of more than one physician. The lack of care coordination between the physicians treating a patient can cause treatment and medication overlaps resulting in unnecessary expenditure as well as complications. CCM is a well- organized treatment program and ensures absolute physician-physician and patient-physician coordination leading to improved patient health and illness management.

8. Conclusion CCM is highly beneficial for patients and physicians and is a proven way to enhance the patient-physician relationship. Healthcare providers looking to implement a CCM program must consult a professional RPM and CCM vendor smooth initiation and operation. HWS provides a plethora of support solutions to healthcare providers and physicians enabling them to serve patients better and earn profits. like Health Wealth Safe for www.healthwealthsafe.com 8775818810 info@healthwealthsafe.com 2005 Prince AvenueAthens, GA 30606