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This week's insight...
Dr. Randall Krakauer,
Medical Director for Aetna Medicare

August 22, 2012
Vol. I, No. 14

Dr. Randall Krakauer
Dr. Randall Krakauer, Medical Director for
Aetna Medicare


For Further Reading:

Essentials of Embedded Case Management: Hiring, Training, Caseloads and Technology for Practice-Based Care Coordinators

How Do You Prepare a Practice for
the Embedded Case Manager?

"Some practices have nominated people for case management that we've trained, but generally that is not the case. There is no uniform model. You to need to work out an arrangement in each case that works best for this particular medical or provider group. They’re all going to be somewhat different and it’s going to be up to your own management and your own embedded case managers to work out how best to work with this particular group, how best to support this group and how best to relate to this group. That relationship is absolutely key. The case manager and your staff must build a good supportive relationship. Your case manager has to feel to them like their case manager."

Dr. Randall Krakauer presented during Demonstrating the Value of the Embedded Case Manager for the Medicare Population, a 45-minute webinar, during which he shared the strategy supporting Aetna's embedded case management initiative, along with program results in healthcare utilization and member satisfaction.


Read related blog post: Meet Healthcare Case Manager Kerry Stutzman — It’s All About the Relationship


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