title: Episodic case management in home care.
abstract: Home care clinicians are being given increasing responsibility for managing a patient's care from admission to discharge and beyond. Under PPS, case management oversight using model(s) unique to an agency's case mix is critical to the financial and quality outcomes of the entire organization. This article provides the latest thinking on case management and how agencies and clinicians can manage cases successfully.
authors.affiliation: margozink@aol.com
authors.forename: Margo R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Zink
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019090:Case Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000379:methods*; D010358:Patient Participation