A Practical Guide to Acute Care Case Management: The Day to Day “How To Be An Acute Care Case Manager” Resource

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Whether you are new to acute care case management, a case manager preparing for certification, a seasoned case manager looking for a practical desk reference, or a leader in search of a resource for orientation, training, and competency-based assessment, A Practical Guide to Acute Care Case Management: The Day-to-Day “How To Be an Acute Care Case Manager” Resource is the book you have been waiting for.

A Practical Guide for Acute Care Case Management is an excellent guide and reference for case managers entering the acute care practice setting. It accurately provides clear information and training regarding the role of an acute care case manager along with case studies and expert mentoring all in a single resource.

Topics covered include:

• Utilization review
• The internal and external care continuum
• Transition planning
• Communities of practice
• Ethics
• Compliance
• Denials management
• Coordination of care
• Advanced directives
• and other special topics.

The seasoned case manager will find A Practical Guide for Acute Care Case Management is your indispensable tool and must-have desk reference. No more scouring through tons of reference manuals and endless internet searches. This single resource accurately provides not only the information you need at your fingertips but also the explanations and case studies to help you understand how to effectively use the information.

Leaders use A Practical Guide for Acute Care Case Management as a resource for orientation, training, and competency-based assessments. It clearly identifies the most important topics necessary for success as an acute care case manager and provides resources, workflows, policies, and procedures to guide the onboarding of new employees.

It also serves as a trusted study reference for case managers preparing for the ANCC Case Management Certification, earning recognition on the ANCC Nursing Case Management Reference List.

The goal of creating A Practical Guide for Acute Care Case Management was to gather best practices across the continuum that specifically impact the acute care setting. This was accomplished through informative articles written by industry and subject matter experts, helping you put the concepts discussed in each chapter into perspective. You will find them interspersed throughout your reading to enhance your learning and understand the concepts presented. Think of these as mentoring from industry experts!

Each section includes a chapter-specific list of references, case studies, and a resource list with links to informative articles.

A Practical Guide for Acute Care Case Management:

• Serves as education for the new acute care case manager
• Provides information for healthcare professionals interested in entering the field of acute care case management
• Acts as a day-to-day reference guide for the acute care case manager or a “one-stop desktop reference”
• Is a trusted study resource for the ANCC Certified Case Manager Exam

The information within A Practical Guide for Acute Care Case Management is designed to be easy to digest and provide guidance on the day-to-day issues that a professional case manager will encounter. You will find yourself keeping this essential tool close at hand and referring back to it frequently in your daily work as a case manager.