A study led by Amber Willink and Quincy Samus, and co-authors Karen Davis, Deirdre Johnston, Betty Black, Melissa Reuland, Ian Stockwell, Halima Amjad, and Constantine Lyketsos published in Innovation in Aging suggests that hospitalization risk reduction strategies may benefit from understanding and addressing caregiving circumstances. Managed-care plans with the flexibility to engage community health workers could benefit from a low-cost, high-touch intervention to meet the needs of enrollees with dementia. Read more. 

A recent study led by Stephanie Nothelle and co-authors Jennifer Wolff, Amelie Nkodo, Jessica Litman, Linda Dunbar, and Cynthia Boyd published in Population Health Management found that although care managers view interactions with the primary care clinician as essential to the health of the patient, communication challenges, the variability of the care manager's role, and medical hierarchy limit collaboration. Read more.