This article describes the process that a team of Department of Veterans Affairs social work service department heads went through as they developed national guidelines for social work case management. Many of the con...
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This article describes the process that a team of Department of Veterans Affairs social work service department heads went through as they developed national guidelines for social work case management. Many of the concepts and findings of this team apply to case managers in any profession.
Older people living in large metropolitan areas are often trapped in deteriorating communities and must learn to survive in difficult conditions. Project CAPABLE (Community Advocacy Promoting and Building Lifelines fo...
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Older people living in large metropolitan areas are often trapped in deteriorating communities and must learn to survive in difficult conditions. Project CAPABLE (Community Advocacy Promoting and Building Lifelines for Elders) provides a haven for 55-year-olds and older who live in a low-income, largely Hispanic neighborhood in Houston, Texas. Using a health-promotion model, Project CAPABLE provides health-promotion and case management services to help these older people remain in their homes and empowers them to assume an active role in their own health promotion.
Healthcare organizations throughout the United States are attempting to find solutions to spiraling healthcare costs. Hospital administrators are questioning the cost-effectiveness of their care delivery models, while...
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Healthcare organizations throughout the United States are attempting to find solutions to spiraling healthcare costs. Hospital administrators are questioning the cost-effectiveness of their care delivery models, while healthcare professionals are developing innovative measures to increase the cost-effective use of resources. This article explores hospital-based case management measures that are being used not only to control costs but also to de-escalate the continuously accelerating cost increases.
Case management as a concept of efficiency and effectiveness has demonstrated its applicability in acute care. This article addresses one model of case management that integrates the traditional structure of independe...
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Case management as a concept of efficiency and effectiveness has demonstrated its applicability in acute care. This article addresses one model of case management that integrates the traditional structure of independently functioning, nonrevenue-producing activities of quality, risk, and utilization management under the comprehensive umbrella of quality resource management. The model transformed existing full-time equivalent services at an acute care hospital in Florida into value-added services on behalf of patients, physicians, the hospital, and payers and presented a practical approach to organizing a case management program. Issues in the transformation process also are addressed.
Psychogeriatric Assessment and Treatment in City Housing (PATCH) is an outreach program targeting elderly public housing residents who need mental health care. The PATCH model relies on educating housing personnel to ...
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Psychogeriatric Assessment and Treatment in City Housing (PATCH) is an outreach program targeting elderly public housing residents who need mental health care. The PATCH model relies on educating housing personnel to serve as case finders, providing in-home psychiatric evaluation and treatment, and addressing medical and social comorbidities through case management by psychiatric nurses. An examination of PATCH interventions suggests that the program's success is due to its emphasis on: (1) educating patients, housing personnel, and caregivers about patients' illnesses and need for treatment and support;and (2) coordinating care among housing staff members, patients' caregivers and their primary medical providers. Copyright (C) 2000 by W.B. Saunders Company.
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