Advanced Case Management Outcomes and Beyond

Advanced Case Management: Outcomes and Beyond, is a theoretical, research-oriented, and statistical publication providing comprehensive coverage of advanced case management information. Essential topics presented in this text include outcomes management, disease management, continuous quality improvement (CQI), and complementary medicine practices. Each section presents important terms and concepts, core topic information, and concludes with a list of resources and references as well as study questions to provoke further thought and discussion. An extensive glossary is offered as a quick reference tool. Coverage is based on improving care to entire populations of patients (disease-specific management).Building on Case Management: A Practical Guide to Success in Managed Care, Second Edition, a basic, broad scoped text of case management that is very patient-oriented, Advanced Case Management: Outcomes and Beyond, explores population-based case management and its components. Part I comprehensively covers disease management concepts and development of a successful disease management program. Part II focuses on the latest trends in outcomes management. Topics covered include how to develop an outcomes management program, the Center for Case Management Accountability (CCMA), benchmarking, and factors affecting case management outcomes. Part III deals with continuous quality improvement (CQI) and proper use of CQI tools. Finally, Part IV, Managing Complementary Health Care -- A Vision for the Future, addresses the challenges and the successes of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) practices. The information presented in this text provides the case manager with practical tools andtechniques to assist in implementing the latest case management theories.Powell, Suzanne K. is the author of 'Advanced Case Management Outcomes and Beyond', published 2000 under ISBN 9780781722346 and ISBN 0781722349.