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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
Anita Ward Finkelman |
ISBN: | 9780136121626 0136121624 |
OCLC Number: | 620294240 |
Description: | xiii, 342 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
Contents: | Case management basics -- Introduction to case management -- Case management models -- Reimbursement: a critical case management issue -- Reimbursement and managed care -- Quality improvement and case management -- Consumer and the case manager -- Case development documentation and tools -- Case management reader. |
Responsibility: | Anita W. Finkelman. |
Abstract:
The growing need for coordination of nursing care has increased the importance of studying case management. Finkelman's Case Management is a concise introduction to case management for all nurses and nursing students. It presents today's best practices for coordinating care and engaging interdisciplinary teams to deliver patient-centered care. Section I provides an introduction to case management and explains the competencies, responsibilities, tools, ethical and legal obligations. Section II features a unique Case Management Reader that highlights current literature and critical thinking questions on various case management issues.
Broad introductory coverage--thoroughly prepares nurses for the roles they will play as case managers, such as benefits interpreter, patient advocate and educator, triage coordinator, quality improvement professional, and utilization/resource manager.
Institute of Medicine current recommendations--helping students understand and utilize the field's current best practices.
Unique Reader Section--presents current literature about case management professional issues, patient-centered care, quality improvement, reimbursement, utilization review, chronic illness, and disease management, with questions to promote critical thinking and group discussion --Book Jacket.
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