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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.
Nurse Case Management in Community Settings
Nurse Case Management in Community Settings
There is an increasing recognition that non-traditional models of health care delivery must be considered and evaluated.
Nurse case management within community settings is an area of growth. As length of hospital stay continues to shorten for patients, more people are returning to their homes in need of case management services. To meet this need, strategies used in acute-care hospital case management programs are being applied in a wide variety of community settings. Providing for continuity of services for clients using a variety of health care agencies located in communities is necessary. Timely provision of care so that resources are used in the most effective way is also important ...
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