CMSA’s Integrated Case Management: A Manual for Case Managers by Case Managers, Edition 2
About this ebook
Written by case managers for case managers, this practical manual presents the CMSA--tested approach toward systematically integrating physical and mental health case management principles and assessment tools. As the healthcare field continues to increase in complexity and given the constantly changing regulatory environment, healthcare workers must know how to integrate those new regulations, describe alternative payment options, and implement requirements for greater patient and family assessment, care planning, and care coordination in their practice.
New to This Edition:
- Increased coverage and focus on Social Determinants of Health
- New chapters on support specialty populations including veterans, trauma survivors, maternal child health, children with special healthcare needs
- Simplified terminology and presentation of CMSA Assessment Grid and process
Key Features
- Aligned with the Model Care Act, the CMSA Standards of Practice, and the CMSA Core Curriculum for Case Management
- Assists case managers enhance their ability to work with complex patients and learn how to apply new evidence-based assessments, as it fosters safe and high-quality care
- Teaches case managers to evaluate patients for medical and mental health barriers in order to coordinate appropriate integrated interventions and treatment planning
- Integrates biological, psychological, social and health system assessment
- Supports care of adult, elderly, and pediatric patient populations with complex issues
About the author
Rebecca Perez, MSN, RN, CCM, FCM is an experienced Registered Nurse with a master's degree in nursing, is a Certified Case Manager, a member of the Omega Gamma Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society, Capella University National Society of Leadership and Success, and a member of the National Quality Forum Leadership Consortium. Her most recent works are primary author for Case Management Society of America Integrated Case Management: A manual for Case Managers by Case Managers, Second Edition, CMSA's Case Management Adherence Guide 2020, CMSA's Case Management Adherence and Transition of Care Guide for Clostridiodes difficile, and CMSA's Case Management Adherence and Transitions of Care Guide for Hepatic Encephalopathy. She is the author of numerous professional articles and resources for CMSA, and speaker on case management topics. She is the Senior Manager of Education for CMSA and Executive Director for the Case Management Society Foundation. She was recently awarded a Fellow in Case Management designation.
