Nursing Case Management : A Practical Guide to Success in Managed Care

This book presents the how-to's of case management in a readable, practical style. To assist the reader in understanding the Nurse Case Manager's (NCM) role, the text is divided into four parts: Part I: Introduction to Case Management presents an overview of case management and managed care. Part II: Basic Concepts in Case Management provides the tools and essential knowledge necessary to function as an NCM. Part III: The Case Management Process explains, in depth, the actual process from beginning to end. Part IV: Practical Applications offer case studies and real life examples.

CONTENTS:
Introduction to case management -- Goals of case management -- Opportunities in nursing case management -- Basic concepts in case management -- Insurance -- Legal issues for case managers -- Ethical issues and dilemmas -- The case management process -- Case screening and selection -- Assessment -- Practical applications -- Case studies.