The author team that brought us Reengineering Nursing and Health Care Delivery has compiled a complete work on the subject of nursing case m anagement. Flarey and Blancett provide a scholarly yet practical refer ence on the state of this increasingly important professional role for nurses. While addressing concepts, theories, and issues, the book foc uses heavily on the how-to of case management development, implementat ion, and evaluation. This authoritative text will help define nursing case management and its core curriculum.

The transformation in the health care industry, begun over a decade ag o, will continue well into the 21st century. And the dominant theme in the new millennium is likely to be collaborative practice and outcome s-based health care delivery. A collection of the most current and inn ovative presentations in path-based, collaborative practices, this boo k focuses on the design, implementation and analysis of outcomes for t he heavy volume DRGs. For each DRG, the authors present two to three s tandard clinical pathways, and then show how those pathways can be man ipulated to alter outcomes. Health Care Outcomes covers topics in Resp iratory, Neonatal/Pediatric, General Surgery, Orthopaedic, and Geriatr ic Care. A comprehensive collection of critical pathways and outcomes maps being used by leading hospitals and health care agencies around t he country, this is an important reference for developing path-based c are models, or revising critical paths and outcomes maps.

A collection of the most current and innovative presentations in path- based collaborative practices, this second of two volumes focuses on t he design, implementation and analysis of outcomes in cardiovascular c are. As in Health Care Outcomes, the authors present two to three stan dard clinical pathways for each DRG, and then show how those pathways can be manipulated to alter outcomes. Cardiovascular Outcomes covers a full range of medical and surgical cardiovascular outcomes. A compreh ensive collection of critical pathways and outcomes maps being used by leading hospitals and health care agencies around the country, this i s an important reference for developing path-based care models or revi sing critical paths and outcomes maps.