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Clinical Advantage Remote Engagement Solutions<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Qualified CARES Registered Nurses (RNs) and Medical Assistants (MAs) are able to remotely support your clinic with a variety of services and function as an extension of your office staff, saving your organization staffing expenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nationwide nursing shortages have put a significant strain on our health care system and created a highly competitive job market for recruiting and retaining clinical staff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Decrease in total supply of RN\u2019s from 2020-2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The largest drop observed over the past four decades.*<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n CARES ensures that your hospital system or provider group has the clinical support needed to communicate with patients beyond the clinic doors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Increase in the geriatric (65+) population in the US from 2011-2019**<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n The remote clinic staff come from a variety of specializations and can assist with the specific needs of your clinic\u2019s scope of practice. We partner with each individual clinic to ensure streamlined communication between AMCM, assigned remote staff, and your clinic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Support for Clinics in the Delivery of Healthcare Services<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our CARES program provides the flexibility you need to help increase clinic efficiencies through a cost-effective, streamlined solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n AMCM applies a flexible and collaborative approach to identify and meet your clinic\u2019s staffing support needs<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n AMCM provides nurses and medical assistants with general and\/or specialized backgrounds, experiences and certifications<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n All nurses and medical assistants are trained to work within your EMR system<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Download the Brochure<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Amalgamated Medical Care Management<\/strong> is a premier national leading resource for a comprehensive suite of high quality care management services including Utilization Management, Case Management, Physician Review, and Nurse Helpline\/Health Information. The company also offers other vital services ranging from Disease Management, Disability Management, Readmission Management, and Maternity Management, Medical Claims Review and Network Referrals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Since 1994, Amalgamated Medical Care Management has been a valued medical management resource to diverse organizations including hospitals, physicians, health-care plan sponsors (e.g., unions, trust funds, businesses, employee assistance plans (EAPs), ERISA funds), colleges, managed care companies, health plans, other care management firms, and government agencies such as Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Indian Health Service (IHS). They have come to rely on Amalgamated for the excellent clinical acumen of the physicians and registered nurses, knowledgeable medical directors, courteous customer service representatives and unwavering commitment to optimum patient outcomes and cost- effective healthcare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In today\u2019s era of value-based healthcare and population health management, Amalgamated Medical Care Management has earned the reputation as a clinically strong, competent resource providing quality medical care management services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n *\u201dA Worrisome Drop In The Number Of Young Nurses\u201d, Health Affairs Forefront, April 13, 2022. DOI: 10.1377\/forefront.20220412.311784 <\/p> With the nationwide nursing shortage and the growing geriatric population, AMCM saw the need for outpatient clinics to fill critical roles, and in response, created our CARES program.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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AMCM has RNs and MAs available to provide services that meet your clinic\u2019s unique needs.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How it Works<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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**Haddad LM, Annamaraju P, Toney-Butler TJ. Nursing Shortage. [Updated 2022 Feb 22]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2022 Jan-. Available from: https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/books\/NBK493175\/<\/a>
\u2020\u201d3 Key Stats About Medical Assistants in 2022\u201d, National Healthcareer Association, 2022<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/ul><\/div>\n