A Case Manager's Study Guide: Preparing for Certification

Softcover: 416 pages + bonus CD-ROM
ISBN 076374493X
978-0763744939
Jones & Bartlett
April 2007
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A Case Manager’s Study Guide was developed to support the goal of assuring a uniform base knowledge for all case managers.

Test Anxiety? A Case Manager's Study Guide includes study questions, algorithms, reference information, and practice exams. This new edition has been updated to include:

Federal health insurance programs Interstate compact for nursing Knowledge domains and sub-domains
Essential activities of case management
Companion CD-ROM Included -- questions, answers, and rationales to help you study! The CD allows users to sort exam questions by category, randomize questions, and get instant results!

This book is a quick reference resource that provides clear and concise information on case management for those in the health care industry, and also serves as a study tool for those involved in preparing for case management certification.

The use of this book will provide a basis from which readers may expand their studies in case management and will help to identify gaps in their scholarship. This second edition includes questions for preparation for the annual certification exams in February and October - along with a CD-ROM with study questions. Topics covered include:

Processes and Relationships
Health care Management
Community Resources Support
Service Delivery
Psychosocial Intervention
Rehabilitation Case Management

The interactive CD-ROM software makes it easier, faster and more fun to study and learn. The software automatically scores your practice tests overall and by subject areas so you can assess your strengths and weaknesses; allows you to simulate the real test by taking timed tests; instantly provides the answers and explanatory text to the questions you missed; allows you to take as many practice exams as you want, with questions selected randomly by the software.

Ch. 1	Pre-Test
Ch. 2	Processes and Relationships
Ch. 3	Healthcare Management
Ch. 4	Community Resources and Support
Ch. 5	Service Delivery
Ch. 6	Psychosocial Intervention
Ch. 7	Rehabilitation Case Management
Ch. 8	Post-Test
	App. A: Case Management Certification Criteria
	App. B: Consent Agreement Form
	App. C: Patient Case Report
	App. D: Vendor Progress Report
	App. E: Alternate Benefit Plan Form
	App. F: Community Resources
	App. G: Web Sites
	App. H: Reading List
App. I	CMSA 1996 Statement Regarding Ethical Case Management Practices
App. J	DSM-IV Multiaxial Classification
App. K	Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) Scale

This study guide is organized to help you focus on the areas recommended for study by the certification board.

Campion Quinn, MD, FACP, MHA has worked as an internist, emergency department physician and geriatrician and is board certified in all three specialties. He has served as a chief medical officer to several regional and national managed care companies. Dr. Quinn has published many articles on medical diagnosis, clinical care, legal and medical management topics as well as several books on case management. He continues to review medical charts for lawyers and insurance companies as well as acting as an expert witness in medical malpractice and personal injury cases.

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