COPD Implementation of Case Management protocols

Implementation of Case Management protocols

Introduction

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a prevalent disorder. Many people in the United States of America die of its silent brutality. The healthcare organizations need specific plans for the management of chronic diseases. Case management plans are useful for tactful control of COPD.

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Discussion

The paper aims to outline following areas of case management plans:

COPD case management plan for the community

Plan implementation

Approach to gain stakeholders interest

Outcomes of the case management plan

Implementation of the case management protocol

Michelman et al (2005) implied that the case management can help control number of admissions in hospitals (Michelman, 2005). The case management is a series of protocols and policies. The organizations implement such policies to obtain high quality patient outcomes.

Mission and Vision

Morales-Asencio et al (2010) presented a useful case management model for chronic diseases. The key points of the study are modified for the organizational use. The organization will observe the following mission and vision statements for the implementation of case management protocols for COPD control.

Education

The organization will conduct training and education sessions for the healthcare providers. The continued education will help the health practitioners to attain the best quality of patient care. The organization provides optimum learning opportunities to its personnel; the eventual outcomes benefit both the patient and the healthcare staff.

Research

The organization will encourage its staff to engage in research activities. The practitioners will evaluate patient histories and data in a broad context. The findings will be applied to the development of health management plan for general and specific purposes. The physicians and nurses will explore current research activities regarding COPD and incorporate the appropriate practices in their organization.

Quality patient care

The organization will provide safe and quality environment to the patient and staff. The availability of support mechanisms to ensure quality patient care will be the organization's responsibility (Campbell, 1998). A motivated a professional environment which will help the staff to perform at the peak.

Confidentiality of the information and data

The case management plans can not prevail without input from patients. The patients' account of effects, the disease has on their lives, helps the health practitioner to design an individualized management approach. The patients cannot share personal details unless they are fully convinced that the information will be kept confidential. The organization will ensure the safekeeping of patient data. Electronic record systems may be used for the purpose.

Values

The organization will observe following ethical and practical values during case management.

To provide excellent care to patients; increasing the potential of the staff to perform at the high level

To develop improvement in care, education and research areas

Encourage the highest standards of ethics and honesty at every level of working in the organization

Key operations to be implemented

Electronic health system

Electron health system will be integrated to streamline all the processes that are involved in the patient care. The system will be able to track all the patient activity right from the patient's entry in the hospital to discharge and follow-up routines. The paper-free nature of the records ...