The Case Manager's Survival Guide: The Case Manager's Survival Guide

by Hussein A. Tahan, Toni G. Cesta, Toni G. Cesta PhD RN FAAN, et al.

Book Overview

This practical, "hands-on" guide includes vital information every case manager and administrator of a case management program need to be successful. A useful resource for working in the changing face of healthcare, it addresses case managers in all settings with an emphasis on nurse case managers and their role in providing patient care and containing costs. Focusing on the "nuts and bolts" aspects of case management, it discusses the operations of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 032301688X
• ISBN13: 9780323016889
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Mosby
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Resource for CCM exam

This is an excellent resource for the CCM exam and I would recommend this book in preparation for and future reference. Good luck!

Case Managers Survival Guide

This book has a lot of good ideas in it. Some of the text seems to be a bit wordy. This book had a lot more material in it than previous editions. I ordered a less expensive book thinking it was the 2003 edition and had to send it back as it was an earlier edition and not as complete.

Excellent, concise, practical, very useful for new CM's

As a new Case Manager I found this book to an excellent reference book. The information was concise and practical. A must fo Case Manager's who are starting out. Gives great descriptions of teminology and the differneces in all health care systems. The legal and ethical material provided offer much for the working case manager.

Excellent, clear guide for case managers

I have read several books on case management in the last year. This informative book gives concise information on the history, finance, roles, models,documentation and measuring quality and effectiveness of CM. Espcially helpful was referenes to JCAHO and CM. Well worth the money