For information on this project's evaluation process visit Evaluation and Measurement.Palliative care focuses on comfort as well as the psychological, social and spiritual well being of patients and their families. Case management is an increasingly popular strategy that applies “best practice” clinical protocols to improve the consistency and quality of care for people with specific serious illnesses.
The case management protocols developed under the new grant focuses on palliative care. Used within a managed care environment, this approach enhances quality and patient satisfaction, while controlling costs.
Led by principal investigator Diane E. Meier, MD, associate professor and director of the Palliative Care Program at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and William Thar, MD, MPH, director of research and product development at Franklin Health, the project is creating training modules for nurse case managers--modules which will have national applicability.
Under this program, Franklin Health case managers employ protocols for symptom management and for assisting patients with decision-making and counseling.
To determine the impact of the program, researchers at Mt. Sinai assess the quality of care, as well as the quality of life of dying individuals and cost-effectiveness of the new strategy.
For information on this project's evaluation process visit Evaluation and Measurement.
Diane E. Meier, MD and William
Thar, MD, MPH
Mt. Sinai Medical Center
Box # 1070
One Gustave L.
Levy Place
New York, NY 10029-6574
Phone: 212.241.6796
Fax: 212.426.5054
Email: diane.meier@.mssm.edu
Email:
tharb@franklinhealth.com
Web Site: http://www.capcmssm.org/
