Chronic Disease Management: Therapists' Role in Improving Health Part 1

Course overview

Chronic Diseases are considered to be among the costliest, most common and preventable of all health problems. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has implemented the Medicare Readmissions Reduction Program under the authority of the Affordable Care Act, which financially penalizes hospitals for readmissions within 30 days, including acute and chronic health conditions. This two-part series will focus on the management of heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and diabetes mellitus type 2. This course provides background on chronic disease, information about best practice interventions, and strategies for care planning for chronic disease management.