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Essay / Case Management - 1407
This document focuses on case management. Case management has become a diverse profession that includes many disciplines and is practiced in many settings. Case management involves the process of coordinating multiple services on behalf of clients and has been practiced for several decades. Many disciplines have engaged in case management and identify themselves as case managers. Case managers work with many populations and settings and play an important role in today's society. The following analysis explores how case management developed, how it is defined, its components, and how it relates to other models of nursing care delivery. All these aspects are reviewed with the aim of showing the importance of case management in healthcare organization. Case ManagementCase management has become the standard method of managing health care delivery organizations today. Over the past several decades, case management has become more widespread across healthcare fields, professionals, and models in the United States; and has been extended to a wide range of customers (Park & Huber, 2009). Regardless of the setting, case management ensures that care is client-focused while controlling costs. Case management provides quality patient care in the most cost-effective approach by managing human and material resources. Client advocacy is a strong underlying theme in all case management activities. Case managers share the same goals and standards of practice, but are multidisciplinary and have diverse academic backgrounds and work environments (Park & Huber, 2009). The need for case management and case managers continues to increase as new service needs and populations are recognized....... middle of paper ...... injured cases, chronically ill and high costs (Jacob & Cherry, 2007).ConclusionIt is only in recent decades that case management has been introduced, but it has proven to be an important segment today health personnel. Several changes have taken place in case management over the past few decades, and the future of case management is very diverse. Case management provides many benefits to both the client and the healthcare organization. Additionally, case management plays a key role in the client's journey to recovery. Most importantly, case managers play a vital role in overseeing their clients' transition from the hospital setting to the community and ensuring that all service needs are met. Additionally, the opportunities and needs for case managers working with multiple populations and settings are significant and could ultimately lead to better health for individuals...