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Research by Arnold et al. (2022) noted that care coordination reduces health consumerism, helping patients gain knowledge and financial tools for making health choices. According to Roman et al. (2020), patient education is a fundamental component of coordinated care. It entails the patients and the caregivers to ensure the patient has adequate knowledge of the condition and the need to adhere to the care plan. Therefore, care coordination also aligns with accessibility for clients where timely access to healthcare is facilitated due to reduced waiting time to see a doctor, making it easier for patients to seek care when needed most, thus reducing the risks associated with health complications (Kamel & Zhang, 2021).

Positive Health Outcomes Through Coordinated Care

Coordinated and integrated care is the best care patients can get since it coordinates their needs across the various curative factors in receiving a holistic care coordination approach (Oxholm et al., 2021). The patient-centered medical home is an example of the coordinated care model where a patient has a single healthcare provider with a comprehensive care plan where all professionals involved in the patient’s treatment communicate frequently; thus, coordinating care avoids the risk of medical errors from subpar coordination (Nguyen et al ., 2021). The follow-ups and monitoring through coordinated care lead to early identification and assessment of possible health complications and augment patient outcomes, decreasing readmissions and outpatient visits (Yogesh & Karthikeyan, 2022). SBAR communication tools provide a more efficient way of transferring patient information from one caregiver to another in case of shift handover since they come with an organized manner of communicating patient information (Ranjan & Foropon, 2021).

Evidence Supporting the Benefits of Care Coordination

Several studies have demonstrated that enhanced care coordination benefits health consumers and their outcomes. A study conducted by Singer & Porta (2022) has found that the patients involved in the coordinated care models express greater satisfaction arising from increased interaction and involvement in care planning. According to a study by Youn et al. (2022), working under integrated care, patients can be spared from readmissions and emergency visits as they are given ongoing and watchful care. Medication management whereby different caregivers have their patient’s prescriptions coordinated has been observed to reduce adverse drug events and increase patient adherence to treatment, boosting their health status (Wells et al., 2020). These findings reiterate the need for coordination in consumerism to address the factors affecting efficiency and achieving healthier outcomes for consumers.

Enhancing Data Collection and Quality Improvement

An aspect that contributes greatly to care coordination is that relevant details concerning a patient are well recorded and passed from one medical center to another as efforts to enhance the probabilities of obtaining evidence-based patient data are enhanced. Based on the PCMH model, care coordination pulls together the patient’s identification data, medical history, previous and current treatments, and the patient’s condition (Duan et al., 2021). This integrated approach creates a big pool of data and a robust sample for data collection for further use in exploring therapeutic possibilities, observing trends, and assessing changes in patients’ outcomes in the future. Through the PCMH model, it is realized that patient information is compiled to ensure that patient data is accurate and well-coordinated to aid providers in aiding patient-focused care (Yogesh & Karthikeyan, 2022).

Quality Improvement Through Coordinated Care

Patient care coordination also helps enhance the quality of care in health systems by employing the PCMH model (Yogesh & Karthy, 2022). First, it helps efficient communication across the health care practitioners, minimizing the likelihood of medical mistakes and guaranteeing that treatment strategies are well executed. Secondly, it embraces follow-up and modification, which assists in identifying most of the budding health complications early enough before they worsen and lead to complications and re-hospitalization. Third, care coordination helps implement standard and research-based practices, enabling a range of treatments to be applied. Fourth, it improves the patient’s experiences and activation through education and support, contributing to improved patient outcomes (Arnold et al., 2022). Finally, it empowers the ability to conduct data analysis to monitor the impact of the care interventions and make the correct changes for the improvement of the interventions consistently.

Logical Implications and Model Application

Logical consequences of the specific procedures in the frame of the PCMH model application are evident for the improvement of more effective evidence-based data collection and overall quality. Comprehensive integration of care coordination into practice flows within the PCMH model guarantees documentation and analysis of each patient encounter (Arnold et al., 2022). Due to its focus on detailed data accumulation the subsequent patient-centered model provides for higher patients’ quality of life and for accomplishing the general objective of raising healthcare quality. The data coordination accomplished through care collaboration lets healthcare institutions analyze compliance deficiencies, utilize appropriate interventions, and evaluate their effectiveness in the long run. This approach ensures that possible healthcare delivery is always keyed into maximizing health results contained in the available evidence, hence maximizing health outcomes.

NURS FPX 6612 Assessment 4 Cost Savings Analysis Conclusion

This assessment has demonstrated that proper care coordination can drastically improve the financial and value of healthcare systems. Patient care coordination aims at reducing health complications, reducing health expenses from minimization of cases resulting in same-day readmission in hospitals and emergency visits, and enhanced medication administration as well as working on the numerous administrative functions at lower costs. The commitment to the PCMH model promotes gathering more information for analysis and maintaining quality and the triangulation of the patient treatment to reflect current trends and standards. Hence, adequate resources must be directed towards developing sound care coordination mechanisms to engender long-term gains that will render positive outcomes for the patient and healthcare professional.

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