4 Reasons why your Practice needs CCM

Physicians and practices always look for ways to grow their business and improve their patients’ health. But with limited staff, packed hours, and insufficient resources, many struggle to do so. Well, guess what, there might be a solution to all those problems. It’s called CCM, chronic care management, a Medicare-reimbursed program that pays practices for having CCM for patients.

Read more about how CCM can benefit your patients below!

1. Patient Monitoring and Support

One of the essential benefits of chronic care management is patient monitoring. By Implementing CCM in your practice, you will be connecting highly trained nurses to your patients who will not only support them 24/7 but also check in with them periodically daily. This is revolutionary when compared to a typical doctor’s visit because it eliminates long wait times and gaps in between visits just to have simple questions answered. 

Furthermore, this is crucial for patients with chronic illnesses as many need extra support when it comes to managing their health. For example, patients with diabetes need to regularly have their blood sugar levels checked by a registered nurse. With CCM, this can be done remotely and patients can receive regular support in managing their chronic illness, all from the comfort of their homes.

Overall, the impact of patient monitoring and support leads to better disease management, reduced complications, and better livelihood.

2. Personalized Care Plans

Everyone is different, and that’s why CCM is tailored to meet the unique needs of each patient. After implementing CCM, a registered nurse will work with the patient and their physician to curate a plan to address challenges and set goals. By addressing specific targets, patients will have a clear roadmap of what they can do daily to reach a better and healthier life.

For instance, a CCM team working with a heart disease patient might curate a multiple-part plan involving: daily blood pressure monitoring, exercise, dietary restrictions, and daily medication.

Personalized care plans have proven useful because nurses take the time to carefully plan them. This is something many doctors struggle to do because most only spend an average of 12-15 min with patients. With a quality plan, patients are given a roadmap to better health without added stress or confusion. Most importantly, these plans are unique to the patient, meaning they target all the goals and challenges one wants to face

3. Improved Access to Healthcare

As I stated before, many doctors struggle to treat their patients to the best of their ability for several reasons. Mostly due to a lack of staff or time. However, CCM eliminates these problems because it gives patients 24/7 access to a registered nurse. The next time a painter has a question, they won’t need to call and book an appointment. They can simply pick up the phone and speak to their respective nurse who is well-informed of their current illness and plan. 

Regardless of what it may be, it comforting for patients to know they always have someone to turn to whenever they need something.

For example, imagine a patient starting to feel immediate symptoms of their chronic illness, Most of the time, one won’t be able to reach out to a doctor to ask for clarifying questions or get advice, But with the CCM team in place, the patient can easily reach out to them whenever and be guided from there.

4. Reduced Healthcare Costs

Health care in America is no joke, but why make the burden worse for patients who already dealing with chronic illnesses? CCM not only provides personalized plans patient monitoring and 24/7 access, but it also reduces the risk of relapse and hospital admissions.

With CCM, patients will always have someone by their side guiding them based on their health and recovery. With someone to provide gentle reminders, book appointments, and even simply talk, patients can eliminate the risk of needing emergency care which can result in more expenses for the patient.

Imagine a patient with high blood pressure who with the help of their nurse, is making sure to take their medicine daily and stay active to prevent issues like a stroke. Without CCM, one could fall victim to a stroke because they didn’t have someone to guide them and end up taking on massive medical fees.

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