Benefits of Care Coordination and Utilization of Community Resources

Benefits of Care Coordination and Utilization of Community Resources

Care coordination and effective utilization of community resources are essential ways in which the optimal outcomes of stroke patients can be achieved. Care coordination entails the organization of the patient care activities and sharing information among multiple healthcare providers to achieve enhanced outcomes. Care coordination in stroke management is associated with several benefits. One of the benefits is patient and provider satisfaction with the care. The incorporation of inputs from different healthcare providers ensures that high quality care that addresses the unique needs of the patients is offered. Healthcare providers are able to evaluate the effectiveness of the adopted interventions, hence, their satisfaction with their roles in patient care. Care coordination also reduces the rate hospital admissions and unnecessary visits. The incorporation of multidisciplinary views on the management of the patients result in the early identification and management of potential problems. The concerns of the patients are also addressed in a timely manner, eliminating the need for unnecessary hospital visits and hospitalization (Parsons et al., 2021). Care coordination also promotes efficiency in care, as evidenced by the increased access to specialty care and reduction in hospital visits and hospitalization rate.

Effective use of community resources is also important in the management of stroke. The efficient use of resources is associated with a number of benefits. One of them is the empowerment of the stroke patients and their significant others to manage and meet their health-related needs. Patients and their families learn of the ways in which they can utilize the available community resources optimally to achieve their health outcomes. Effective use of community resources also contributes to effective coping by patients and their significant others. Community resources such as social support from community members promote acceptance by the patients and their families as well as eliminating stigma and stereotypes associated with stroke and other chronic illnesses (Montano et al., n.d.). The effective use of care coordination and community resources in my organization is consistent with those seen in evidence-based resources.