This selection of published articles and case studies provides an in-depth look at case management issues. Essential Readings in Case Management covers a wide-reaching array of topics, including administrative and financial considerations, quality improvement, telephonic nursing, population-based case management, chronically ill patients in an HMO, ethical issues in worker's comp, new case manager's roles, and much more. A Case in Profile section provides 11 selected case studies, including neurobehavioral case management, returning brain-injured clients to work, issues for those with high-level spinal-cord injury, and trauma critical pathways.

Contents: PROFILE OF A CASE MANAGER* Nurse Case Manager Roles: Implications for Practice and Education
* Redefining the Role of Clinical Nurse Specialists
* Case Management as a Mindset
* Components of a Successful Case Management Program
* Managed Care, Utilization Management, and Case Management in the Emergency Department
* Case Management: Meeting the Needs of Chronically Ill Patients in an HMO
* A Look at the Newest Ethical Issues in Worker's Compensation
* THE CASE MANAGER'S UNIVERSE
* A Case Study of Nursing Case Management in a Rural Hospital
* Population-Based Case Management
* Telephonic Nursing: Empowering Patients at Risk for Preterm Birth
* In Case Management, Who's Watching the Store?
* Implementing Practice Parameters and Outcomes
* A Framework for Integrated Quality Improvement
* The Integration of Primary Care and Case Management in Chronic Disease
* Managing and Redesigning the Continuum of Care: The Value Chain Model
* Managing Critical Pathway Variances
* CASE MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS
* Activity-Based Costing for Hospitals
* Monitoring Case Management Cost Savings
* Pricing Specialty Carve-Outs and Disease Management Programs Under Managed Care
* Case Management and Home Health Care: An Integrated Model
* Tutorial: Causal Modeling and Patient Satisfaction
* Comprehensive Case Management: Implications for Program Managers
* Effects of the Program-Management Model: A Case Study on Professional Rehabilitation Nursing
* CASE MANAGEMENT IN ACTION: CASES IN PROFILE
* Trauma Critical Pathways: A Care Delivery System that Works
* Guidelines for Evaluation and Education of Adult Patients with Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries in an Acute Care Hospital Setting
* The Challenges of Neurobehavioral Case Management
* Returning Brain-Injured Clients to Work: A Team Approach
* Approaching Health and Wellness Issues for Those With High-Level Spinal Cord Injury
* The Effectiveness and Efficiency of an Early Intervention Spinal Protocol in Work-Related Lower Back Injuries
* HIV Continuum of Care: Challenges in Management
* An Interdisciplinary Problem-Based Practicum in Case Management and Rural Border Health Clinical Pathway Access
* Tertiary and Community Care After an Interventional Cardiology Procedure
* Creating a Practice Partnership: A Clinical Application of Case Management