The Coleman Model Care Transitions

The Coleman Model flows from Dr. Eric Coleman  Colorado University of Medicine Division of Healthcare Policy and Research.  The Coleman Model is destine to improve relations between hospital staff and community based providers.

The Coleman Model is an evidenced based program.  Evidence based programs use interventions that have been validated by documented scientific evidence.  The program is required to employ the best evidence when choosing future actions.  Simply is what we are doing working. 

The Care Transition Coalitions were formed to create a way to reduce hospital 30 day readmissions by 20 percent over the next three years.  The Coleman Model is a structured intervention employed to manage the task of reducing readmissions.

The Coleman Model facilitates a coaching focus to post hospitalization interventions.  Does the person returning home understand how to take their medications as provider ordered.  Do they understand the signs and symptoms of a worsening condition.  Can the person verbalize the key information to tell their health care team?

Certainly follow up with the discharged person to determine what is occurring in the home has been proven beneficial.  The new twist is the reduction in hospital reimbursement for individuals who are readmitted in less than 30 days.  The potential loss of funding in the form of federal policy has a side effect of encouraging hospital staff to expand communication with community providers.

Home Care Path www.homecarepath.com would like to thank Dr. Eric Coleman for all the hard work. 

Home Care Path is a leading senior care provider serving south central Wisconsin.  Services include:
-in home staffing with help for ADL's and IADL's
-inpatient advocacy for safe successful hospital stays
-crisis intervention with transitional counseling
-temporary help with a scheduled day surgery
-communicate face to face on the computer across long distaances
-down sizing home contents when stuff matters
-packing and shipping with holiday gift giving season
Simply call 608-432-4286 to schedule an in home interview.  2012 rates are 20.00 per hour.  Email lkutzke@homecarepath.onmicrosoft.com  We accept long term care insurance.  We can be there when you are working.  Services are tax deductible.  Valuing home and human life.