Care Coordination and Transition Management (CCTM)
American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing
Care Coordination and Transition Management (CCTM)
We can help you solve the fragmented care puzzle with our groundbreaking course and core curriculum text to educate nurses on Care Coordination and Transition Management.
The Care Coordination and Transition Management (CCTM) online course and define the integral role of the RN in the interprofessional team and apply to nurses in all settings from ambulatory care to hospitals. Learn more about the development of these resources .
Explore CCTM:
Improve patient outcomes
Decrease hospital readmissions
Ensure continuity and seamless transitions among levels and settings of care
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How care coordination can protect you from medical errors
If you see more than one doctor, care coordination is essential. It lowers your risk of medical errors and makes sure you receive the care you need.
Why clinicians can’t keep ignoring care coordination
With this increased connectivity and patient care, provider organizations can continue to expand their networks and connect with more providers and services to make sure they stay competitive and relevant across the health care ecosystem.
How NYU Langone used data science to boost its care coordination strategies
The health system needed to broaden the reach of its telephonic interventions and improve uptake of its Epic patient portal. Data-fueled heat maps, homing in on patients' "ZNA," are helping improve outcomes.
Care coordination is more than a T-shirt slogan
Strengthening coordination of care can improve patient outcomes, reduce readmission rates, save money and — most importantly — save lives.
Patient care coordination programs prevent readmissions, according to JAMA study
Medicare healthcare providers have managed to lower 30-day readmission rates and all-cause hospitalization within two years using several evidence-based quality improvement strategies, including care coordination, according to a new study.
Medicare will pay for care coordination. Should doctors take the money?
That Medicare is finally taking an important first step towards universal care coordination is a good thing. But let’s not kid ourselves.
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