Research Catalog

Title

Nursing case management : a practical guide to success in managed care / Suzanne K. Powell, in consultation with Patty M. Wekell.

Author

Powell, Suzanne K.

Publication

Philadelphia : Lippincott, [1996], ©1996.

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Additional Authors

Wekell, Patty M.

Description

xviii, 392 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Subjects

• Primary nursing
• Managed Care Programs > organization & administration
• Hospitals > Case management services
• Nurse Clinicians
• Nurse practitioners
• Managed care plans (Medical care)
• Patient Care Planning > organization & administration

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• 1. What Is a Case Manager? -- 2. Goals of Case Management -- 3. Essential Characteristics and Job Responsibilities -- 4. Opportunities in Nursing Case Management -- 5. Insurance -- 6. Utilization Management -- 7. Legal Issues for Case Managers -- 8. Ethical Issues and Dilemmas -- 9. Quality Improvement and Risk Management -- 10. Discharge Planning: Understanding the Levels of Care and Transfers -- 11. Introduction to the Case Management Process -- 12. Stage I: Case Screening and Selection -- 13. Stage II: Assessment - The Critical Link Between the Patient and the Treatment Plan -- 14. Stage III: Coordination and Development of Treatment and Discharge Plans -- 15. Stage IV: Continuous Case Management - Monitoring, Reassessing, Reevaluating -- 16. Stage V: Implementation of the Final Plan -- 17. Stage VI: Final Evaluation - Postdischarge Follow-up and Case Closure -- 18. Job Stress Versus Success Factors for Case Management --
• 19. A Day in the Life of a Nurse Case Manager -- 20. A Case Study With and Without Case Management -- 21. Case Studies -- Appendix A: The Medicare DRGs -- Appendix B: Important Addresses and Phone Numbers.

ISBN

0397552343 (alk. paper)

LCCN

95032575

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries