Overview
This selection of published articles and case studies provides an in-depth look at case management issues. Essential Readings in Case Management covers a wide-reaching array of topics, including administrative and financial considerations, quality improvement, telephonic nursing, population-based case management, chronically ill patients in an HMO, ethical issues in worker's comp, new case manager's roles, and much more. A Case in Profile section provides 11 selected case studies, including neurobehavioral case management, returning brain-injured clients to work, issues for those with high-level spinal-cord injury, and trauma critical pathways.
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Contents: PROFILE OF A CASE MANAGER* Nurse Case Manager Roles: Implications for Practice and Education * Redefining the Role of Clinical Nurse Specialists * Case Management as a Mindset * Components of a Successful Case Management Program * Managed Care, Utilization Management, and Case Management in the Emergency Department * Case Management: Meeting the Needs of Chronically Ill Patients in an HMO * A Look at the Newest Ethical Issues in Worker's Compensation * THE CASE MANAGER'S UNIVERSE * A Case Study of Nursing Case Management in a Rural Hospital * Population-Based Case Management * Telephonic Nursing: Empowering Patients at Risk for Preterm Birth * In Case Management, Who's Watching the Store? * Implementing Practice Parameters and Outcomes * A Framework for Integrated Quality Improvement * The Integration of Primary Care and Case Management in Chronic Disease * Managing and Redesigning the Continuum of Care: The Value Chain Model * Managing Critical Pathway Variances * CASE MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS * Activity-Based Costing for Hospitals * Monitoring Case Management Cost Savings * Pricing Specialty Carve-Outs and Disease Management Programs Under Managed Care * Case Management and Home Health Care: An Integrated Model * Tutorial: Causal Modeling and Patient Satisfaction * Comprehensive Case Management: Implications for Program Managers * Effects of the Program-Management Model: A Case Study on Professional Rehabilitation Nursing * CASE MANAGEMENT IN ACTION: CASES IN PROFILE * Trauma Critical Pathways: A Care Delivery System that Works * Guidelines for Evaluation and Education of Adult Patients with Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries in an Acute Care Hospital Setting * The Challenges of Neurobehavioral Case Management * Returning Brain-Injured Clients to Work: A Team Approach * Approaching Health and Wellness Issues for Those With High-Level Spinal Cord Injury * The Effectiveness and Efficiency of an Early Intervention Spinal Protocol in Work-Related Lower Back Injuries * HIV Continuum of Care: Challenges in Management * An Interdisciplinary Problem-Based Practicum in Case Management and Rural Border Health Clinical Pathway Access * Tertiary and Community Care After an Interventional Cardiology Procedure * Creating a Practice Partnership: A Clinical Application of Case Management
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Catherine Mullahy, RN, BS, CRRN, CCM
Catherine M. Mullahy, RN, BS, CRRN, CCM is a nationally-recognized leader in advancing “Best in Class” case management. A consummate professional, she is the recipient of many awards recognizing her considerable contributions to the field of case management. In her multiple positions as an officer, board member, task force member and executive committee member for leading professional associations (CMSA, CCMC), she has played a vital role in shaping key initiatives to raise the standards of the case management profession. A former editor of The Case Manager, she continues to be a prominent contributor to other leading professional publications and books. Currently in high demand on the national speaker circuit, Mullahy is actively sharing many of the ideas and principles put forth in this latest edition of The Case Manager’s Handbook. Through her spirited writing, she continues to capture the critical role of case managers, empowering them with leading-edge information and insights to take their rightful position in a rapidly changing healthcare continuum. By sharing her knowledge and experience gained over a three and half decade-career as a dedicated nurse, compassionate case manager and a successful entrepreneur and consultant, Mullahy has made it her mission to provide case managers with the information and motivation they need to effectively face the day-to-day challenges of case management, as well as to make the very best decisions for their patients, their employers, and themselves.
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ISBN-13: 9780763777241
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