Case Manager's Sourcebook : A Guide to Designing & Implementing a Centralized Case Management Sourcebook Book

The Case Management Sourcebook will outline organizational models of case management and their effectiveness, recommend an organizational structure for the hospital system of case management, define the role of the case manager in today's complex system, discuss pressing issues facing case managers, demonstrate the use of case management in information services, and resolve conflicts: balancing legal duty, cost and expectations. The Sourcebook also includes a glossary of terms, lists and defines acronyms and abbreviations, and the basic forms used in evaluations, position summaries, patient admissions, continuing treatment, and discharge reimbursement. Together these resources provide the healthcare manager with practical assistance in the development and operation of a centralized case management system.

Recommended organizational structure for the hospital system of case mgmt, role of case manager in current systems