CMSA’s Integrated Case Management – A Manual for Case Managers by Case Managers

Sebastian Lindblom

doi:10.5334/ijic.5534

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CMSA’s Integrated Case Management – A Manual for Case Managers by Case Managers

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Book review Authored by Kathleen Frasier, Rebecca Perez and Corine Latour the Case Management Society of America’s Integrated Case Management manual for case managers provides a comprehensive reference manual for professional case managers across the care continuum
It provides an in-depth manual of principles and procedures for integrated case management and how it can meet the challenges of a fragmented health care system built on the medical model of treating a patient’s illness rather than each individual from a holistic viewpoint
The book presents the Case Management Society of America’s approach for case managers to fulfil the triple aim, i.e. to improve the experience and outcome of care, to improve the health of populations and to reduce costs. It delves into the roles, functions, activities and obligations of case management and is a thorough description of how case managers can assess, support and treat patients with complex needs

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Book review Authored by Kathleen Frasier, Rebecca Perez and Corine Latour the Case Management Society of America’s Integrated Case Management manual for case managers provides a comprehensive reference manual for professional case managers across the care continuum. It provides an in-depth manual of principles and procedures for integrated case management and how it can meet the challenges of a fragmented health care system built on the medical model of treating a patient’s illness rather than each individual from a holistic viewpoint. The book presents the Case Management Society of America’s approach for case managers to fulfil the triple aim, i.e. to improve the experience and outcome of care, to improve the health of populations and to reduce costs.

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