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Case Management

Suzanne K. Powell; Hussein M. Tahan · ISBN 9781496384270
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Publisher Wolters Kluwer Health
Author(s) Suzanne K. Powell; Hussein M. Tahan
Subtitle A Practical Guide for Education and Practice
Edition 4
Published 2018-02-26
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A Practical Guide for Education and Practice

Prepare for a new career as a case manager—or just upgrade your skills to a whole new level—with the newly updated Case Management: A Practical Guide for Education and Practice, 4th Edition.Ideal for case management certification (CCMC) exam preparation, this is a thorough review of the case manager’s many roles and skills, from acute to post-acute care. Whether you are a nurse transitioning to case management or already active in it, this is your road map to coordinating successful patient care, from hospital to home.Build a strong case management career foundation, with expert, evidence-based direction:NEW chapter on case manager orientation programs that offers orientation checklists, competency assessment, and learning profiles, with available online toolsNEW topics on current practice issues and developments, including the impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and value-based careNEW content on experiential, problem-based learning—learning practices, training programs, case management team professional developmentOffers in-depth, evidence-based guidance on:The case manager’s roles, functions, and tasksKey concepts—quality management and outcomes evaluation, legal and ethical considerations, case management process, utilization management, transitions of careThe role of the nurse case manager versus social worker roleStrategies that ensure effectiveness of case management modelsCoordinating care, protecting privacy and confidentiality, health insurance benefit analysis, practice standardsThe Case Management Code of Professional Conduct, accreditation agencies and standards, specialty board certificationsManagement of resources and reimbursement conceptsCase management in various settings—acute care, emergency department, admissions, perioperative services, disease management, insurance case management, palliative care, end-of-life care, hospice, home health care, physician groups, public health/community-based care, rehabilitationIdeal preparation for the CCMC exam—offers a large portion of CCMC exam content—and for Continuing Education Unit (CEU) for Case Management studyA must-have desk reference that offers plentiful case studies—considered to be “the bible” of case management
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