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Of all the recent changes in health care, none more dramatically affected both patients and care providers than managed care. Not only has it altered the way we pay for health care, but also it has compelled a change in the way we approach health care, focusing increasingly on preventive care to reduce costs. In this book, the author and her colleagues examine the impact of managed care on nursing as a profession and nurses as individual caregivers. Managed Care: Practice Strategies for Nursing will serve as an excellent course text on nursing and managed care, as well as a useful introduction and shelf reference for professional nurses at all levels of practice.
Nursing Case Management: A Managed Care Organizational Strategy
Nursing Case Management: A Managed Care Organizational Strategy
[Case management means to] match the client with the most appropriate provider at the most appropriate time.
The managed care era has brought with it the need for accountability for the use of limited health care resources. Nursing delivery systems have had to change to meet the economic and quality goals demanded by this increased accountability. An important change has been the development of the nurse case manager (NCM) role, which provides coordination of health services for clients in a time- and cost-effective manner. The focus of the NCM is to achieve well-defined client outcomes while using health care resources in an efficient manner. To accomplish these goals, the ...
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