Case Management: A Practical Guide to Success in Managed Care

2nd Edition
Softcover: 544 pages
ISBN 078171883X
978-0323027656
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
April 2002
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3rd Edition
CE Credits!
8.5" x 11"
Softcover: 544 pages
ISBN 0781790387
978-0-7817-9038-3
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
November 2009
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This text outlines the basics of case management and illustrates some of the pitfalls encountered in the field of case management.

The book provides information on the new Case Management Standards, supplies standard definitions and guidelines of case management for the practicing case manager, and presents information on caring for clients in a wide variety of health care settings. An entire chapter is devoted to case management characteristics, job responsibilities, and essential skills for most case managers in this challenging field. It offers a chapter on Quality Reviews and Risk Management with a strong emphasis on Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), separate chapters covering ethical and legal issues, and various case studies.

A Brandon-Hill Recommended Title!

Written for new case managers, this book is a practical guide for nurses, social workers, and others responsible for coordinating and managing the care of the individual patient within the healthcare system. It is also used as a text for graduate level courses and an excellent 'prep' guide for the Case Management Certification (CCM) exam. Suzanne Powell and Hussein Tahan are co-authors of the Case Management Society of America (CMSA) Core Curriculum for Case Management.

This edition has new material on chronic disease management, information systems, and telehealth/telemedicine. New features include case studies with questions, end-of-chapter study questions, and a glossary. CE credits will be offered with this edition.

Pt. I	Introduction to Case Management
1	Overview of Case Management	2
2	Case Management Job Responsibilities and Essential Skills	55
3	Credentials, Organizations, Guidelines, and Standards	95
Pt. II	Basic Concepts in Case Management
4	Insurance	128
5	Utilization Management	166
6	Legal Issues in Case Management	237
7	Ethical Issues and Dilemmas	296
8	Quality Reviews and Risk Management	328
Pt. III	The Case Management Process
9	Discharge Planning: Understanding Levels of Care and Transfers	354
10	The Case Management Process	410
Pt. IV	Practical Applications
11	Job Stress Versus Success Factors in Case Management	468
12	Case Management by Proxy: Case Studies	489
	Glossary	501
	Index	511

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