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Tacking Method For Complex Care
Tacking Method For Complex Care
Care
Authors: Jessica Oh & Kylie Newman, VALORS (2017)
Identified Problem
According to Moos (2006) and Kassani, Niazi, Hassanzadeh, & Medati (2015) possible
causes include:
Complex care
Difficult diagnoses
Expenses (low socioeconomic status)
Lack of knowledge
Life stressors
Lack of communication between health team members
Lack of coordination between specialties
Fragmented health care system
Ideal/Target State
Common template for facilities/units to utilize in order for the whole health team to be on
the same page.
Improve education provided to patients.
Disperse the responsibility of case management within the care team so that it does not
rely so heavily on just one individual.
Implement case management for 12 months (or less depending on diagnosis)
What is case management? What is its
role in health care?
Kassani, A., Niaz, M., Hassanzadeh, J., & Menati, R. (2015). Survival analysis of drug abuse
relapse in addiction treatment centers. Internation Journal of High Risk Behaviors &
Addiction, 4, 3. doi:10.5812/ijhrba.23402
Moos, R. H. (2006). Rates and predictors of relapse after natural and treated remission from
alcohol use disorders. Addiction Journal, 101, 212-222. doi:10.1111/j.360-0443.2006.01310.x