CMSA core curriculum for case management

This text contains the core body of knowledge for case management practice as delineated by the Case Management Society of America (CMSA), the largest professional organization of case managers. The core curriculum provides a "synthesis of case management evolution," and presents essential elements, concepts, and vision for current and future case management practice. This edition is significantly expanded to reflect the dynamic changes taking place in case management. Each chapter is organized in a consistent format that includes learning objectives; introduction; important terms and concepts; key definitions; and references.

History and evolution of case management / Sandra Lowery -- Health care insurance, benefits, and reimbursement systems / Beverly Cunningham -- Case management practice settings and throughput / Hussein A. Tahan -- Case management in the acute care setting / Stefani Daniels -- Case management in the home care setting / Elizabeth Alvarado and Edward Sunderland -- Case management in the long-term care and rehabilitation settings / Linda N. Schoenbeck, Hussein A. Tahan, and Suzanne K. Powell -- Case management in the pallative care and hospice settings / Lyla J. Correoso and Linda Santiago.

The case manager / Elizabeth Bodie Gross and Hussein A. Tahan -- The case management process / Hussein A. Tahan -- Transitional planning / Jackie Birmingham -- Utilization management and resource management / Cheri Lattimer and Michael B. Garrett -- Leadership skills and concepts / Suzanne K. Powell -- Education, training, and certification of case managers / Marietta P. Stanton and Hussein A. Tahan.

Case management plans, clinical pathways, and protocols / Mary Jane McKendry -- Information systems in case management / Dee McGonigle and Kathleen Mastrian -- Telehealth and telemedicine in case man…