This unique resource provides the core knowledge needed for safe, cost-effective case management with the following features …
- NEW text boxes highlighting key information and vital practices in each chapter
- NEW and updated Standards of Practice implications in each chapter
- NEW and updated content on transitions of care, community-based care, care coordination, Value-Based Purchasing, ethics and social media, the impacts of health care reform, and digital technology
- NEW and updated content on accreditation in case management
- NEW chapter that lists key additional resources, by topic
- Official publication of the Case Management Society of America , connecting CMSA core curriculum to current CMSA Standards of Practice
- Easy-to-grasp, detailed topical outline format for quick scan of topics
- Complete, updated core knowledge required of case managers, with expert descriptions and direction on areas including: Case management roles, functions, tools, and processes
- Plans, clinical pathways, and use of technology
- Transitional planning
- Utilization management and resource management
- Leadership skills and concepts
- Quality and outcomes management; legal and ethical issues
- Education, training, and certification
- Health care insurance, benefits, and reimbursement systems
- Practice settings and throughput
- Interdisciplinary teams’ needs in: hospitals, community clinics, private practice, acute care, home care, long-term care and rehab settings, palliative care, and hospice settings
- Up-to-date guidance on case management specialty practices, including: nursing, life care planning, workers’ compensation, disability management, care of the elderly, behavioral health, transitions of care, subacute and long-term care, utilization review/management, primary care and medical/health home, and more
- Essential content for academic reference, training, certification study, case management models design, performance or program evaluation