title: [Case management. The nursing business of care or cost].
abstract: Less money spent on health services, cost-effectiveness, better productivity and more efficiency are some of the driving forces of contemporary "neo-liberalism" and political trends. How can nursing services and the profession's human values adapt in this difficult context? The authors describe the newest modality of patient care delivery system: nursing case management. They examine the factors and assumptions that led up to its development and point out the validity of asking some serious questions before embarking on the euphoria of case management.
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Sandhu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Duquette
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kérouac
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rouillier
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004526:Efficiency; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D016294:Models, Nursing; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*
vernacular_title: La gestion de cas. Question de soins ou de coûts?