Case Management for the Home Health Care Nurse

The book will provide the reader with a definition of case management and a picture of how case management is done in various home health care agencies. It will look into what is necessary to prepare to become a case manager; the self assessment necessary to identify your educational needs, and the components necessary to set up the system before beginning to serve as a case manager in home health care. It will discuss three types of case management utilized in home health care...
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The book will provide the reader with a definition of case management and a picture of how case management is done in various home health care agencies. It will look into what is necessary to prepare to become a case manager; the self assessment necessary to identify your educational needs, and the components necessary to set up the system before beginning to serve as a case manager in home health care. It will discuss three types of case management utilized in home health care settings as well as advances and disadvantages of each. It will further discuss the importance of keeping a balance as a case manager, the documentation process, when to say no, and managing finances.