title: Case management.
abstract: Health care in the United States is changing rapidly under pressure from both political and professional stakeholders, and one area on the front line of required change is the discipline of case management. Historically, case management has worked to defragment the health care delivery system for clients and increase access to health care. Case management will have an expanded role resulting from Affordable Care Act initiatives to improve health care. This article includes definitions of case management, current issues related to case management, case management standards of practice, and a case study of the management of pediatric chronic disease.
authors: Department of Health, Andrew Johnson Tower, 710 James Robertson Parkway, Nashville, TN 37243, USA. Electronic address: Judy.Woodward@tn.gov.
authors: Judy
authors: J
authors: Woodward
authors: School of Nursing, Austin Peay State University, PO Box 4658, Clarksville, TN 37044, USA.
authors: Eve
authors: E
authors: Rice
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D058991:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States
keywords: Case management; Disease management; Health care quality; Standards of care