The Impact of Case Management on Reducing Readmission for Patients Diagnosed With Heart Failure and Diabetes

Khalilah M McCants¹, Kathryn B Reid, Ishan Williams+3

• ¹Khalilah M. McCants, DNP, MSN, RN-BC, is from School of Nursing, University of Virginia, and competencies that comprise Dr. McCants' nursing philosophy are as follows: (1) ability to design and lead, (2) effective management, and (3) ability to convert data into useful information. As an expert in her field as a nurse leader, Dr. McCants is devoted to making a domestic and global difference in the health of individuals. Kathryn B. Reid, PhD, RN, FNP-C, is from University of Virginia and is associate professor of nursing. She has received awards for excellence in teaching, innovative teaching strategies, professional service, and leadership as a 2005 Fellow in the AACN Leadership in Academic Nursing Program. Her research focuses on diabetes self-management education, and she maintains an active clinical practice as an FNP. Ishan Williams, PhD, FGSA, is an Associate Professor at the University of Virginia, School of Nursing. Her current research focuses on quality of life issues among older adults with dementia and their family caregivers, chronic disease management for older adults with Type 2 diabetes, and a study on the link between cognition and vascular problems among older African American adults. D. Elise Miller, MSN, LNHA, RN, is from Sibley Memorial Hospital. She has health care experience within hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, private insurers, and HMOs. She has a master's degree in nursing and is a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator. Currently, Ms. Miller works at Sibley Memorial Hospital where she has been the Renaissance Administrator since 2010 and the Director of Case Coordination since 2002. Ms. Miller has held case management leadership positions for MAMSI, Kaiser Permanente, and Health Management Strategies. She coauthored the chapter: Managed Care and New Roles for Nursing: Utilization and Case Management in a Health Maintenance Organization, Managing Nursing Care: Promise and Pitfalls, Series on Nursing Administration in 1993. Richard Rubin, MD, completed his BA and MD degrees at the Johns Hopkins University, and his cardiology training at Georgetown University. He is the Chief of Cardiology at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, DC. He also serves as the hospital's physician advisor for utilization review, clinical resources management, and documentation improvement. Suzanne Dutton, MSN, DNP(c), RN, GNP-BC, works as a geriatric advanced practice nurse and NICHE coordinator at Sibley Memorial Hospital. She received her BSN, RN, at Fairfield University, MSN, GNP, from Yale University, and is currently enrolled as a doctorate student at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing.