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June 25th, 2018 The Chronic Care Model (CCM) that emerged in the 1990s was a model designed to retool primary care and implement critical components to proactively manage patients with chronic conditions.[1] However, the model could not keep pace with the sickening of our population (e.g., cancer, heart disease, diabetes, addiction, etc.). Today, most sick patients present … Read more

April 6th, 2018 Cordata recently held the first in a series of webinars bringing together leading voices in care coordination to discuss its application across the healthcare landscape. The discussion featured Stefani Daniels, RN, MSNA, CMAC, ACM, founder and managing partner of Phoenix Medical Management, along with Ellis “Mac” Knight, MD, MBA, senior vice president … Read more

December 7th, 2017 An innovative program piloted by Rowan University/Rutgers-Camden Board of Governors (RURCBOG) in collaboration with Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. is applying the principles of patient navigation to Alzheimer’s care, providing much-needed support for patients and their caregivers. Right now there are an estimated 5.5 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s. Almost all of those individuals, or … Read more

December 5th, 2017 Darcy Burbage, Supportive and Palliative Care Nurse Navigator and Oncology Nursing Advocate at Christiana Care Health System, spoke recently at The National Cancer Policy Forum public workshop. Her presentation – which was titled Establishing Effective Patient Navigation Programs in Oncology – examined the optimal conditions and components of successful patient navigation programs. Among her … Read more

November 20th, 2017 Transitional care has been around for eons. Long before there were nurse navigators or care managers or care coordinators, there were nurses assisting patients and their care givers with discharge from the hospital after an event like surgery or an observational stay. They helped them change back into street clothes from their … Read more

November 20th, 2017 The world of nurse navigation is growing and changing.  If you go to job site indeed.com and search “Nurse Navigator” you’ll see: If these search results are any barometer on the expansion of the nurse navigator role, we are on our way to adding the role in many other complex diseases and high-acuity settings. That’s … Read more

August 3rd, 2017 It’s easy to overlook important information when a patient is first diagnosed — many factors could easily lead to hospital readmission after initial treatment. And for cancer patients, there is an especially high risk for distress-related comorbidities. While chronic pain is a common problem for survivors, addressing psychological factors also plays a large … Read more