In the organization-based case management model, the case management function may be performed by family members, a supportive care network, volunteers or the client. In the role of a broker, the case manager focuses on _________.
If the case manager needs information about the client from other agencies or institutions, the case manager need only to obtain written consent from the agency or institution in order to do so.
Awareness of congruence between verbal and nonverbal messages can facilitate the interaction between an applicant and a case manager. Effective communication skills include _________. Case manager interviewing skills include all of the following EXCEPT _________.
Also refers to the professional background – such as nursing, medicine, social work, or rehabilitation – that case managers bring with them into the practice of case management. A collection of information topics associated with health and human services and related subjects.
The primary function of case managers is to advocate for clients/support systems. Case managers understand the importance of achieving quality outcomes for their clients and commit to the appropriate use of resources and empowerment of clients in a manner that is supportive and objective.
The primary function of case managers is to advocate for clients/support systems.
These stakeholders include the clients themselves, their support systems, and the healthcare delivery systems, including the providers of care, the employers, and the various payor sources.
The case management knowledge framework consists of what case managers need to know (knowledge, skills, and competencies) to effectively care for clients and their support systems. It includes two main elements:
The Case Management Process consists of nine phases through which case managers provide care to their clients: Screening, Assessing, Stratifying Risk, Planning, Implementing (Care Coordination), Following-Up, Transitioning (Transitional Care), Communicating Post Transition, and Evaluating . The overall process is iterative, non-linear, and cyclical, its phases being revisited as necessary until the desired outcome is achieved. It also is affected by the care setting where the client and client’s support system are being cared for and the practice setting of the case manager.
The Psychosocial Concepts and Support Systems domain consists of knowledge associated with the role clients’ cultures, values, beliefs, social networks, and support systems play in clients’ health and well-being, including health behavior and lifestyle. This domain also focuses on the impact of socioeconomic classes on clients’ health conditions, ability for self-care management, health engagement, health literacy and numeracy, and adherence to treatment regimen.#N#Additionally, this domain includes knowledge of the case manager’s role in addressing issues of underinsurance or lack of insurance, charity care, clients’ education regarding health condition and treatment options, counseling and psychosocial support, and clients’ home environments and living arrangements.
(Also referred to as practice site, care setting, or work setting.) The organization or agency at which case managers are employed and execute their roles and responsibilities. The practice of case management extends across all settings of the health and human services continuum.
Sometimes known as adaptive or dynamic case management, case management endeavors to improve the performance of your organization by putting case information front-and-center rather ...
There are differences between "regular" content management and case management, most notably the inclusion of functions like incident reporting and investigation management. These capabilities involve entire processes unto themselves and can encompass living documents of all kinds that ultimately will need to have content management principles ...
A “case” is any project, transaction, service or response that is “opened” and “closed” over a period of time to achieve resolution of a problem, claim, request, proposal, development, or other complex activity. It is likely to involve multiple persons inside and outside of the organization, with varying relationships to each other, ...
The process outcome is the successful resolution of the case. The participants may need to respond against given deadlines, and those involved in managing the case need to see progress reporting and action monitoring against the case.
A “case” is a compendium of information, processes, advanced analytics, business rules, collaboration, and sometimes social computing that relates to a particular interaction with or issue involving a particular party like a customer, supplier, patient, student, or defendant.
Customer interfaces may be dealt with in a CRM or help-desk system. Multiple relationships may be required, as any one case, contract or claim may involve more than one customer, knowledge worker, or other contributor. A customer-centric CRM system may be at a disadvantage compared to a document-centric process management system.
Gatekeeper: Healthcare provider or entity responsible for determining the healthcare services a patient or client may access. The gatekeeper may be a primary care provider, a utilization review or case management agency, or a managed care organization.
Characterized by 1) arrangements with specific providers to deliver a comprehensive set of healthcare services 2) criteria for selecting providers 3) quality assessment and utilization review and 4) incentives for members to use plan providers. AKA Coordinated Care Organization.
Specialized entity that provides management services and administrative and information systems to one or more physician group practices or small hospitals. An MSO may be owned by a hospital, physician group, physician-hospital organization, integrated delivery system, or investors.
Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines: Explicit statement that guides clinical decision making and has been systematically developed for scientific evidence and clinical expertise to answer clinical questions. Systematic use of guidelines is termed evidence-based medicine. EPO:
Provision of healthcare insurance policy that requires policyholders to pay for a portion of their healthcare services; a cost control mechanism. Disease management: Program focused on preventing exacerbations of chronic diseases and on promoting healthier lifestyles for patients and clients with chronic diseases.
PPO: Preferred provider organization. Entity that contracts with employers and insurers to render, through a network of providers, healthcare services to a group of members. Members can choose to use the healthcare services of any physician, hospital, or other healthcare provider.