Case Managment

The process of maritime case management is to guide, direct and coordinate medical care and a case manager can assist in evaluating outcomes and reassess the treatment plan to ensure the specific medical needs, specialists, surgery, durable medical equipment, diagnostic tests, etc. of the crew members are being utilized in a timely and prompt manner. A case manager can serve as a resource for a crew member to the attending medical staff for the crew member.The impact of Maritime Case Management is in coordinating timely and medically necessary services for outpatient care, inpatient admissions, appropriate length of stay, prevention of unnecessary extended inpatient admissions and appropriate discharge planning. The benefits to having effective maritime case management for your crew member include maximizing quality of care in a cost effective manner.