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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.

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 ...

Case management: a week in the life of a clinical case management team

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 1997

Case management for the long-term mentally ill is proposed as a means of achieving 'an integrated and continuous service built around individual needs' (Shepherd 1990). Together with needs assessment, case management was identified as a cornerstone of community care in the key government policy document (Secretaries of State for Heath 1989). Despite its popularity as a concept, it seems far from clear what case management is (Bachrach 1988), and even less clear what case managers do. The general aims and principles of case management have been broadly agreed (Intagliata 1982) to enhance the continuity of care and its accessibility, accountability and efficiency. In addition, the core functions of case management have been identified as: assessment of client need, development of a comprehensive service plan, arrangement of service delivery, monitoring and assessment of the services provided and evaluation and follow-up (Clifford & Craig 1988). Many outcome studies have been published in the USA and, more recently, in the UK, which attempt to demonstrate the efficacy of case management interventions. Early reviews highlighted the paucity of methodologically sound studies (Chamberlain & Rapp 1991). Burns & Santos (1995), reviewed the literature on randomized controlled trials of case management between 1990 and 1994 and concluded that (p. 669): Strong positive effects of assertive community treatment (case management) on hospital days and on patient and family satisfaction were found.

Clinical case management: definition, principles, components

Hospital & community psychiatry, 1989

The burgeoning field of case management for long-term psychiatric patients has been handicapped by a lack of conceptual models that delineate the diverse activities of case managers. Based on the actual practice of case management, the author outlines a model of clinical case management that moves beyond the view of the case manager as a systems coordinator, service broker, or supportive companion. Using a contemporary biopsychosocial model of mental illness, the clinical case management model integrates the clinical acumen, personal involvement, and environmental interventions needed to address the overall maintenance of the patient's physical and social environment. Clinical case management involves 13 distinct activities, including engagement of the patient, assessment, planning, linkage with resources, consultation with families, collaboration with psychiatrists, patient psychoeducation, and crisis intervention.

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

Intervention Continued: Providing Care through Case Management

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

This chapter describes the case management process–a process for assisting individuals and families with multiple service needs–and its use in various fields of practice including mental health, human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS), and services for older adults. It addresses the role of the case manager as the person responsible for ensuring the timely and adequate delivery of suitable community-based services. The integration of formal services with informal care by family and friends as an intervention strategy is also discussed.