Summary: With ACA reforms underway, thecase manager is fast becoming a major player in the patient-centric, qualityover volume healthcare mindset, taking on more standardized, collaborative approaches to care coordination and its changing delivery systems. But as crucial as case managers are to the evolvinghealthcare landscape, they also need to realize that they are, in many ways,the new kids on the block. Embedded casemanagers in particular need to understand that how they relate to theirprofessional partners is one of the most important keys to their success, explains Teri Treiger, president of Ascent Care Management. Here she shares her views on this and other aspects of the industry, including the opportunities for home-based care and how case managers can maximize the use of technology to manage patient care plans. Teri Treiger provided perspectives on the changing healthcare landscape for case management and care coordination during "The Role of Case Managers in Emerging Care Delivery Models," a February 21, 2013 webinar.
