What are the Legal or Malpractice Issues Faced by Case Managers? (original) (raw)

Case management: an up-to-date review of literature and a proposal of a county utilization

Annals of translational medicine, 2017

The current phase of development of health services is characterised by multiple changes that affect the organisational models of primary production lines (hospital, clinics, etc.) and the method of use by users. The clinical governance is a "strategy by which healthcare organisations are responsible for continuous improvement in the quality of services and achievement-maintaining high professional standards, stimulating the creation of an environment that fosters professional excellence". In this perspective of clinical governance, the role of the case manager with its clinical and managerial and financial skills becomes a key figure to ensure quality as a set of aspects of efficiency, effectiveness, safety, appropriateness, participation and equity. Case management fits perfectly in the context of assistance, to promote an increased quality of care, resulting in improved life, through coordination, integrating different professional contributions and ensuring continuity ...

Researching case management: Making it a \u27fact\u27?

2000

Case management has become a very important part of the human and health services and has also been cemented in legislation in the US, the UK and Australia and implemented in various practice settings and programs. A review on case management is presented considering its historic origins, concepts and the various researches done on it

Case Management: Facing Future Challenges

Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing, 1999

Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse-Advanced (CRRN-A) Nursing Case Management (Cm) Certifying Body National Board for Certification in Continuity of Care

What Case Managers Should Know About Their Roles and Functions

Professional Case Management, 2015

CE 3.5 ANCC Contact Hours H ealth care executives, regulators, accreditation agencies, consumer advocates, other stakeholders, and the marketplace in general are placing increasing demands for improved outcomes, effi ciency, cost-effectiveness, and safe health care and human services. This era of increased accountability and transparency more than ever emphasizes the importance of patient-centered care, care coordination, care/case management, and care transitions as necessary strategies to achieve desired outcomes. Pursuit of the "triple aim" in health care-improving the experience of care, achieving better health of individuals and populations, and reducing the per capita cost of care (Berwick, Nolan, & Whittington, The authors acknowledge the work of International Credentialing Associates (ICA) and its "Certifi ed Case Manager (CCM) Role and Function Study Report" (October 2014), from which much of the data and fi ndings of this article are derived. In addition, the authors acknowledge the 2014-2015 CCMC Commissioners, the subject matter experts who participated in the taskforces, and CCMC staff, including MaryBeth Kurland, Chief Operations Offi ce, and Debby Formica, Senior Director of Administration and Operations.

Medicolegal Case Handling: A Case History

Handling of a medicolegal case not only needs clinical knowledge but also sound knowledge of legal obligations of a doctor to avoid legal complications in future. This case report deals with lack of knowledge and carelessness on the part of doctors involved in patient care. Key Words: Medicolegal, Clinical, Legal, Obligation

Researching case management: Making it a 'fact'?

Journal of case management, 2000

Case management has become a very important part of the human and health services and has also been cemented in legislation in the US, the UK and Australia and implemented in various practice settings and programs. A review on case management is presented considering its historic origins, concepts and the various researches done on it.