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The Ccmc's National Study Of Case Manager Job Descriptions: An Understanding Of The Activities, Role Relationships, Knowledges, Skills, And Abilities, H. Tahan, Diane Huber
The Ccmc's National Study Of Case Manager Job Descriptions: An Understanding Of The Activities, Role Relationships, Knowledges, Skills, And Abilities, H. Tahan, Diane Huber
Diane Huber
Defining the roles and functions of case managers is crucial in today's healthcare environment and necessary for the case management field. One way to address this issue is through the examination of case managers' job descriptions used in various healthcare organizations. The study reported herein used qualitative analysis procedures and the latent class cluster analysis method to examine a national sample of 1028 job descriptions of case managers. The study identified the activities, role relationships, knowledge, skills, and abilities of case managers working in varied settings. It also described the changes that occurred in the practice of case management, based …
Case Managers' Roles And Functions: Commission For Case Manager Certification's 2004 Research, Part Ii, H. Tahan, W. Downey, Diane Huber
Case Managers' Roles And Functions: Commission For Case Manager Certification's 2004 Research, Part Ii, H. Tahan, W. Downey, Diane Huber
Diane Huber
The Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC) conducted its third case managers' role and functions study in 2004 for the purpose of validating the currency and relevancy of the certified case manager examination. The results of this study are shared in an article of 2 parts. Part I, which was published in the previous issue of this journal, discussed the process the CCMC used for the development of the Case Managers' Role and Functions Survey Instrument and the identification of new 6 essential functions and 6 knowledge areas that describe case management practice. These findings were based on the survey …
The Diversity Of Case Management Models, Diane Huber
The Diversity Of Case Management Models, Diane Huber
Diane Huber
Case management is experiencing rapid growth and evolutionary transition. This article explores the diversity and richness of case management models found in practice. Interdisciplinary communication in case management programs can be facilitated by an awareness of discipline-specific definitions and models. A categorization of models is described as a device to stimulate multidisciplinary case management collaboration.
Iowa Case Management: Innovative Social Casework, J. Hall, C. Carswell, E. Walsh, Diane Huber, J. Jampoler
Iowa Case Management: Innovative Social Casework, J. Hall, C. Carswell, E. Walsh, Diane Huber, J. Jampoler
Diane Huber
This article describes the development of an innovative approach to case management for rural clients in drug abuse treatment. This innovative approach is discussed in the context of the broader field of case management-including social casework, public health, nursing, modern case management, and managed care. Because case management has been defined in many different ways, making comparisons of programs and models is difficult. The article presents an expanded set of criteria for comparing case management models. The Iowa Case Management model is compared with these other models across several dimensions. This article also describes the philosophy and goals of the …
Acuity And Case Management: A Healthy Dose Of Outcomes, Part Iii, Diane Huber, K. Craig
Acuity And Case Management: A Healthy Dose Of Outcomes, Part Iii, Diane Huber, K. Craig
Diane Huber
PURPOSE OF STUDY: This is the third of a 3-part series presenting 2 effective applications--acuity and dosage--that describe how the business case for case management (CM) can be made. In Part I, dosage and acuity concepts were explained as client need-severity, CM intervention-intensity, and CM activity-dose prescribed by amount, frequency, duration, and breadth of activities. Concepts were presented that related the practice of CM to the use of evidence-based practice (EBP), knowledge, and methods and the development of instruments that measure and score pivotal CM actions. Part I also featured a specific exemplar, the CM Acuity Tool, and described how …
Dose Of Case Management Interventions, Diane Huber, J. Hall, T. Vaughn
Dose Of Case Management Interventions, Diane Huber, J. Hall, T. Vaughn
Diane Huber
Case management programs need to be evaluated for outcomes achievement and efficient use of resources. As a provider intervention, case management is interactional and situational. Little is known about how to measure the actual dose delivered in order to assess quality and manage outcomes. Case management is interdisciplinary, has identifiable dimensions, and serves as a practical example of conceptualizing and measuring the dosage of a provider's intervention. The basic elements of the dosage of an intervention are amount, frequency, duration, and breadth. A three-dimensional model illustrates dosage of case management.
Case Managers' Roles And Functions: Commission For Case Manager Certification's 2004 Research, Part I, H. Tahan, Diane Huber, W. Downey
Case Managers' Roles And Functions: Commission For Case Manager Certification's 2004 Research, Part I, H. Tahan, Diane Huber, W. Downey
Diane Huber
The Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC) conducted its third case managers' role and functions study in 2004. The purpose of this research was to validate the currency and relevancy of the certified case manager examination. The results of this study are shared in 2 parts of an article. Part I discusses the process the CCMC used for the development of the Case Manager's Role and Functions Survey Instrument (CMRFSI). The research leads to the identification of 6 new essential functions and 6 new knowledge areas, which describe case management practice. These findings were based on the survey of a …
Acuity And Case Management: A Healthy Dose Of Outcomes, Part Ii, K. Craig, Diane Huber
Acuity And Case Management: A Healthy Dose Of Outcomes, Part Ii, K. Craig, Diane Huber
Diane Huber
PURPOSE: This is the second of a 3-part series presenting 2 effective applications-acuity and dosage-that describe how the business case for case management (CM) can be made. In Part I, dosage and acuity concepts were explained as client need-severity, CM intervention-intensity, and CM activity-dose prescribed by amount, frequency, duration, and breadth of activities. Part I also featured a specific exemplar, the CM Acuity Tool, and described how to use acuity to identify and score the complexity of a CM case. Appropriate dosage prescription of CM activity was discussed. Part II further explains dosage and presents two acuity instruments, the Acuity …
Evaluating The Impact Of Case Management Dosage, Diane Huber, M. Sarrazin, T. Vaughn, J. Hall
Evaluating The Impact Of Case Management Dosage, Diane Huber, M. Sarrazin, T. Vaughn, J. Hall
Diane Huber
BACKGROUND: Because of the broad range of activities involved and high variance in clients' needs, it is challenging to measure the actual dose of case management in order to assess quality and manage outcomes. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this research is to evaluate the impact of intervention dosage on client outcomes in different case management models within substance abuse treatment. METHOD: A descriptive and repeated measures analysis from a clinical trials data set measured the dosage of case management and evaluated impact on client outcomes. A sample of 598 clients from a substance abuse treatment facility was randomized into one …
Client Satisfaction With Rural Substance Abuse Case Management Services, T. Kopelman, Diane Huber, B. Kopelman, M. Sarrazin, J. Hall
Client Satisfaction With Rural Substance Abuse Case Management Services, T. Kopelman, Diane Huber, B. Kopelman, M. Sarrazin, J. Hall
Diane Huber
Although many substance abuse organizations offer case management services, little is known about clients' satisfaction as consumers of case management services. The purpose of this study was to evaluate consumer preferences regarding the delivery of case management services in a rural substance abuse treatment program. For this study, 120 clients (30 in each of four research conditions) were interviewed about their experiences in the Iowa Case Management Project (ICMP), a field-based clinical trial evaluating a strengths-based model of case management for rural clients in drug abuse treatment. A mixed-method approach evaluated clients' responses from a semistructured interview. Most clients preferred …