Inside Case Management: Paranoia or Preparedness?
Patricia McCollom MS, RN, CRRN, CDMS, CCM, CLCP

$3.95 		Professional Case Management
April 2006 
Volume 11  Number 2
Pages 111 - 112
 
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ABSTRACT

McCollom, Patricia MS, RN, CRRN, CDMS, CCM, CLCP

Patricia McCollom, MS, RN, CRRN, CDMS, CCM, CLCP , is the President and Nurse Consultant for Management Consulting and Rehabilitation Services, Inc., and also Lifecare Economics, Ltd. located in Akeny, Iowa. She can be reached at IALCP@aol.com.

The question popped up on my e-mail as a question for the expert panel serving the University of Southern Indiana online Case Management certificate program: “The more I learn, the more concern I have about liability as a case manager. Are lawsuits against case managers increasing? What do I think I need to do to protect myself?”

The more we all learn in this litigious environment, indeed we all experience a shiver of fear regarding our actions and interactions with patients/clients and their families. In a fragmented and chaotic healthcare world, the case manager is often the pivotal person clarifying benefits, identifying alternate resources, coordinating goods and ...

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