title: Reducing costs through case management.
abstract: Three studies over a 3-year period compare nursing case management (NCM) outcomes--resources, service costs and NCM costs. NCM continues to improve quality of patient care in a cost-effective way.
authors.affiliation: Carondelet Health Network, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Huggins
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lehman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019090:Case Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003363:Cost Control; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016294:Models, Nursing; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care