BC Advantage - 2020 Issue 5

Transitional Care Management

There are three kinds of care for a Medicare patient after being an inpatient. They are Transitional Care, Chronic Care Management, and Complex Care Management. Each of these is a critical component of primary care that contributes to better health and care for beneficiaries. Transitional care management (TCM) is the coordination and continuity of healthcare during a movement from one healthcare setting to either another or to home. It addresses the period between the inpatient stay and community setting. After a hospitalization or other inpatient facility stay (e.g., in a skilled nursing facility), the patient may be...

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