Resources For Integrated Care

Providing self-management support (SMS) is a key activity for health care providers seeking to deliver integrated, high quality health care. For many providers, supporting self-management involves a paradigm shift away from the traditional medical model towards a shared decision-making model for encounters with clients. It means staff and organizations must structure and deliver care in ways that honors individuals’ perspectives on their health care, treatment, and relationships with providers. These podcasts, excerpted from a July 2017 webinar, focus on assessing an organization’s ability to support client self-management, highlighting the Self-Management Support Organizational Assessment Tool (SMS OAT).

Providing self-management support (SMS) is a key activity for health care providers seeking to deliver integrated, high quality health care. For many providers, supporting self-management involves a paradigm shift away from the traditional medical model towards a shared decision-making model for encounters with clients. It means staff and organizations must structure and deliver care in ways that honors individuals’ perspectives on their health care, treatment, and relationships with providers. These podcasts, excerpted from a July 2017 webinar, focus on assessing an organization’s ability to support client self-management, highlighting the Self-Management Support Organizational Assessment Tool (SMS OAT).

Providing self-management support (SMS) is a key activity for health care providers seeking to deliver integrated, high quality health care. For many providers, supporting self-management involves a paradigm shift away from the traditional medical model towards a shared decision-making model for encounters with clients. It means staff and organizations must structure and deliver care in ways that honors individuals’ perspectives on their health care, treatment, and relationships with providers. These podcasts, excerpted from a July 2017 webinar, focus on assessing an organization’s ability to support client self-management, highlighting the Self-Management Support Organizational Assessment Tool (SMS OAT).

Providing self-management support (SMS) is a key activity for health care providers seeking to deliver integrated, high quality health care. For many providers, supporting self-management involves a paradigm shift away from the traditional medical model towards a shared decision-making model for encounters with clients. It means staff and organizations must structure and deliver care in ways that honors individuals’ perspectives on their health care, treatment, and relationships with providers. These podcasts, excerpted from a July 2017 webinar, focus on assessing an organization’s ability to support client self-management, highlighting the Self-Management Support Organizational Assessment Tool (SMS OAT).

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive degenerative disorder of the central nervous system mainly affecting the motor system or a person’s movement. Early in the course of the disease, the most obvious symptoms are movement related; these include shaking, rigidity, slowness of movement, difficulty walking and gait. Later, thinking and behavioral problems may arise, with dementia commonly occurring in the advanced stages of the disease, often with Lewy Bodies, and depression being the most common psychiatric symptom. Other symptoms may include sensory, sleep and emotional problems. The incidence and prevalence of PD increase with age, and data suggests that 3% of Medicare-Medicaid enrollees have Parkinson’s disease.1 This webinar will emphasize the recognition of PD, the treatment options, the importance of an interdisciplinary care team in the treatment of PD, and the impact of the illness on affected older adults, including Medicare-Medicaid enrollees, and their caregivers.

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive degenerative disorder of the central nervous system mainly affecting the motor system or a person’s movement. Early in the course of the disease, the most obvious symptoms are movement related; these include shaking, rigidity, slowness of movement, difficulty walking and gait. Later, thinking and behavioral problems may arise, with dementia commonly occurring in the advanced stages of the disease, often with Lewy Bodies, and depression being the most common psychiatric symptom. Other symptoms may include sensory, sleep and emotional problems. The incidence and prevalence of PD increase with age, and data suggests that 3% of Medicare-Medicaid enrollees have Parkinson’s disease.1 This webinar will emphasize the recognition of PD, the treatment options, the importance of an interdisciplinary care team in the treatment of PD, and the impact of the illness on affected older adults, including Medicare-Medicaid enrollees, and their caregivers.

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive degenerative disorder of the central nervous system mainly affecting the motor system or a person’s movement. Early in the course of the disease, the most obvious symptoms are movement related; these include shaking, rigidity, slowness of movement, difficulty walking and gait. Later, thinking and behavioral problems may arise, with dementia commonly occurring in the advanced stages of the disease, often with Lewy Bodies, and depression being the most common psychiatric symptom. Other symptoms may include sensory, sleep and emotional problems. The incidence and prevalence of PD increase with age, and data suggests that 3% of Medicare-Medicaid enrollees have Parkinson’s disease.1 This webinar will emphasize the recognition of PD, the treatment options, the importance of an interdisciplinary care team in the treatment of PD, and the impact of the illness on affected older adults, including Medicare-Medicaid enrollees, and their caregivers.

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive degenerative disorder of the central nervous system mainly affecting the motor system or a person’s movement. Early in the course of the disease, the most obvious symptoms are movement related; these include shaking, rigidity, slowness of movement, difficulty walking and gait. Later, thinking and behavioral problems may arise, with dementia commonly occurring in the advanced stages of the disease, often with Lewy Bodies, and depression being the most common psychiatric symptom. Other symptoms may include sensory, sleep and emotional problems. The incidence and prevalence of PD increase with age, and data suggests that 3% of Medicare-Medicaid enrollees have Parkinson’s disease.1 This webinar will emphasize the recognition of PD, the treatment options, the importance of an interdisciplinary care team in the treatment of PD, and the impact of the illness on affected older adults, including Medicare-Medicaid enrollees, and their caregivers.

In this podcast, Michelle Bentzien-Purrington, Vice President of Managed Long Term Services and Supports and MMP for Molina Healthcare, discusses promoting independence through family caregiver supports and implementing promising practices to better support family caregivers.

In this podcast, Susan Reinhard, Lynn Feinberg, and Wendy Fox-Grage from AARP Public Policy Institute, provide an overview of their report on family caregivers including promising practices demonstrating effective family caregiver supports for adults enrolled in Medicaid MLTSS programs and for those older adults who are Medicare-Medicaid enrollees.

These podcasts are compiled from a webinar presented on April 6, 2017. The speakers identify key distinguishing diagnostic features of the more common atypical dementias, key strategies for preventing or reducing difficult behaviors associated with Frontotemporal dementia or Lewy Body Dementia, and discuss the impact of these atypical dementias on adults and their families and how to address the resultant care challenges.

These podcasts are compiled from a webinar presented on April 6, 2017. The speakers identify key distinguishing diagnostic features of the more common atypical dementias, key strategies for preventing or reducing difficult behaviors associated with Frontotemporal dementia or Lewy Body Dementia, and discuss the impact of these atypical dementias on adults and their families and how to address the resultant care challenges.

These podcasts are compiled from a webinar presented on April 6, 2017. The speakers identify key distinguishing diagnostic features of the more common atypical dementias, key strategies for preventing or reducing difficult behaviors associated with Frontotemporal dementia or Lewy Body Dementia, and discuss the impact of these atypical dementias on adults and their families and how to address the resultant care challenges.

These podcasts are compiled from a webinar presented on April 6, 2017. The speakers identify key distinguishing diagnostic features of the more common atypical dementias, key strategies for preventing or reducing difficult behaviors associated with Frontotemporal dementia or Lewy Body Dementia, and discuss the impact of these atypical dementias on adults and their families and how to address the resultant care challenges.

This podcast, presented by Chris Duff, a Disability Practice and Policy Consultant, explores the concepts and practices of the DCC model, introduces the seven pillars of the model, and defines the term disability. We will examine the differences between age-related disabilities, different disability types and the functional limitations and bias that participants may experience. This webinar will provide a thorough understanding of the attitudinal shift from the traditional medical model to the patient-centered model. This podcast is excerpted from a webinar which is available, along with many more resources, at https://www.ResourcesForIntegrateCare.com

b. This podcast, presented by Chris Duff, a Disability Practice and Policy Consultant, focuses on the first-hand experience of living with a disability and the importance of establishing a relationship with the participant. During this presentation we will learn about assessing the needs of a participant, developing a plan of care to address those needs, implementing the plan, and revising the plan as needed. This podcast also focuses on strategies used to gather support across the care team and other care partners to support the needs of participants. This podcast is excerpted from a webinar which is available, along with many more resources, at https://www.ResourcesForIntegrateCare.com

This podcast, presented by Dr. Chamberlain, Senior Medical Director at Aetna Medicaid, highlights the importance of primary care as a central component to medical management. We will learn about the function of primary care and its role on the interdisciplinary care team. The podcast will focus on several main concepts which include: pain management, sexual health, screenings, and preventative care. This podcast will also address the significance of having the proper primary care network capacity and composition. This podcast is excerpted from a webinar which is available, along with many more resources, at https://www.ResourcesForIntegrateCare.com

This podcast, presented by June Kailes, Adjunct Associate Professor at Western University of Health Sciences, explores common barriers to care that are experienced by individuals with disabilities as well as strategies to address them. Key discussion topics include attitudinal biases, physical access, communication access, process accommodations and navigational assistance. During this presentation, we will also understand how to identify and learn strategies to address barriers to accessing care. This podcast is excerpted from a webinar which is available, along with many more resources, at https://www.ResourcesForIntegrateCare.com

This podcast, presented by Dr. Jorgensen, Associate Medical Director at Outer Cape Health Services and Dikke Hansen, Director of Behavioral Health, focuses on the identification and integration of behavioral health needs within DCC. The podcast will explore screening for mental health needs, behavioral health concerns and chemical abuse/dependencies. We will also present the Step Approach to interventions and the Recovery model with its concept of resiliency. This podcast is excerpted from a webinar which is available, along with many more resources, at https://www.ResourcesForIntegrateCare.com

This podcast, presented by Rachel Stacom, Senior Vice President for the Care Management Independence Care System of New York, explores the provision of care coordination across an interdisciplinary care team (IDT). Attendees will learn about the composition and function of the IDT. Additionally, this podcast will explore the care process by examining all stages from assessment through implementation of the plan of care. We will also learn about medication management, care transitions and advanced directives concepts. This podcast is excerpted from a webinar which is available, along with many more resources, at https://www.ResourcesForIntegrateCare.com