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Tables of Contents for Nursing Case Management
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
UNIT I Evolution of Case Management
Overview of Health Care Trends
3
7
Historical Perspective of Nursing Care Delivery Models Within the Hospital Setting
10
11
Historical Development of Case Management
21
10
UNIT II Contemporary Models of Case Management
The Difference Between Managed Care and Nursing Case Management
31
15
Appendix 4-1 Beth Israel Medical Center Multi-Disciplinary Action Plan
36
10
Within-the-Walls Case Management: A Nursing Hospital-Based Case Management Model
46
20
Appendix 5-1 Tucson Medical Center Division of Nursing Colectomy CarePlan MAP
53
13
Beyond-the-Walls Case Management
66
19
Appendix 6-1 Medical Rehabilitation Services Critical Pathway for CVA
71
14
UNIT III Cost-Effectiveness of Case Management and Maintaining Control: Socioeconomic and Political Implications
Patient Demographics Affecting Health Care
85
6
The Business of Health Care and the Prospective Payment System
91
8
Patient Mix and Cost Related to Length of Hospital Stay
99
9
Policy and Legislation
108
7
The Managed Care Market: Nurse Case Management as a Strategy for Success
115
12
Tina Gerardi
UNIT IV The Planning Process
Assessing the System and Creating an Environment for Change
127
10
Educating Employees: Preparing for Successful Implementation
137
16
UNIT V Implementation
The Cast of Characters
153
8
Variations Within Clinical Settings
161
6
Brainstorming: Development of the Multidisciplinary Action Plan (MAP)
167
30
Appendix 16-1 Chemotherapy Critical Pathway Patient Version
177
6
Appendix 16-2 Diabetic Critical Pathway Patient Version
183
8
Appendix 16-3 St. Michael Hospital Uncomplicated MI Critical path
191
6
The Role of the Nurse Case Manager
197
16
Hussein A. Tahan
UNIT VI Methods of Evaluation
The Importance of Research in the Evaluation Process
213
7
Documentation of Quality Care
220
8
The Link Between Continuous Quality Improvement and Case Management
228
12
Job Satisfaction
240
7
Measuring Cost-Effectiveness
247
14
UNIT VII Clinical Outcomes
Linking the Restructuring of Nursing Care with Outcomes: Conceptualizing the Effects of Nursing Case Management
261
12
Arthur E. Blank
Expanding Our Horizons: Managing a Continuum of Care
273
14
Jean Newsome
Developing Outcome Management Strategies: An Intensive DRG-Focused Study
287
14
Bill Brodie
UNIT VIII Issues for Consideration
Organized Labor and Case Management
301
3
Clinical Career Ladders
304
5
Case Management and Information Technology
309
5
Roy L. Simpson
Ethical Issues in Case Management
314
Sister Carol Taylor