This team includes specialists, nurses, dietitians, pharmacologists, psychosocial clinicians, rehabilitation therapists and other clinicians. If needed, National Jewish will arrange for the patient to be evaluated by specialists who can address co-morbidities. At National Jewish, patients are cared for in one setting by multiple clinicians whose goal is to uncover and address issues that underlie non-adherence and the inability to manage their illness. Clinical programs are based on evaluation, observation, education, monitoring and therapy. The patient's progress toward independence and self-management is a primary goal and is assessed daily and documented.
Care is discussed and coordinated between multiple clinicians on a daily basis.
Specific services may not be determined until after your patient is evaluated. There are, however, general program elements that may be included in your patient's care at National Jewish. Our intensive outpatient treatment program uses an interdisciplinary approach with continuous medical assessment, continuous nursing assessment, medications, pharmacokinetic services, steroid and theophylline kinetics, respiratory therapy, rehabilitation, psychological assessment and treatment, nutrition, education and disposition planning. The average program length is ten days for adults and thirteen days for pediatrics. This is the average time that is required to achieve positive results for most patients.