Integrated Care Management

An Integrated Care Management System ideally controls, monitors, revives and directs health care in the most effective manner, and recommends the most appropriate treatment in the most efficient environment. One of its tools is the Multidisciplinary Pathways of Care (MPCs) which provide a process system for managing integrated clinical care as part of an overall approach to proactive collaborative care aimed at both improving quality and/or reducing costs. A pathway is a staged plan that recommends the appropriate use and timing of procedures in relation to patient recovery.
Features include: * the sharing of experiences in different healthcare settings of the development and implementation of integrated care management * assessment of the appropriateness of care through implementation and outcome measurement * a unique guide to research and evaluation as applied to MPCs which will help professionals in their quest for quality and risk management * the legal issues of integrated care management This unique book covers a wealth of information and experience in demonstrating the development, implementation and evaluation process of multidisciplinary pathways of care across the continuum of the care network. Multidisciplinary teams, healthcare providers, risk managers and strategic management consultants will find this a comprehensive and practical resource. MPSs are 'A multidisciplinary process of patient focused care which specifies key events, test and assessments, occurring in a timely fashion to produce the best prescribed outcome, within the resources and activities available, for a appropriate episode of care' Wilson, 1992.