Friday, January 9, 2009

Multi-Agency Case Management-1

Key components of Multi case management include:
Diary - A comprehensive, graphical and easy to use diary allowing staff and management to share appointment information. Each member of staff and each client have a diary which can be viewed by authorized staff (management being able to view group diaries). Manager of Vertical blinds and roller Shades Company, who are dealing with online faux wood blinds selling, say that all their employees always have a Diary on their desk. Their day start with opening of diary and end with closing of diary.

To-Do Lists, Task-Lists and Prompts - Staff are automatically prompted to act on designated diary incidents such as new client referred, review required, risk highlighted, client drug tested, client released, etc. Most of these tasks appear in staff to-do lists and/or case managers to-do lists. Staffs are also alerted when their presence is requested at a case or client meeting. Owner of Instant life insurance rates providing company says that to do list is compulsory for each of their agents who are providing Instant Life Insurance rates online.

Client Database - Multi case management includes a powerful and scaleable database, but which gives staff a very simple browser-based view of the client. This view allows authorized staff to drill down into any aspect of the client. It also enables the staff member to record any contact with the client such as substances used, risks assessed, follow up meetings arranged, objectives set etc., and capture subsequent outcomes. Another businessman says they are using CRM Software and Sales Force Automation software which helps them to keep their client database updated.
In our next post we will discuss some more components of the multi case management.

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Multi-Agency Case Management

Business & Decision has worked with many DIP’s, Drug Action Teams and treatment providers and developed a multi-agency case management solution to assist them in their operations; to increase case management, demonstrate performance and enable best practice when sharing data. Multi case management is a unique and powerful web-based case management solution that enables clients to be tracked through their cycle of interventions and maintain a continuity of treatment and/or attention. Multi case management can track and record key client information in relation to:
1. Objectives, actions and outcomes of client meetings
2. Treatment modalities
3. Court appearances
4. Arrests and prison sentences
5. Identification of risks and issues
6. Drug usage, prescriptions
7. Other social care interventions

Multi case management enables the DIP to connect diverse processes, people and systems in its single web-based environment. Within this unifying environment, all stakeholders including police services, probation services, prison services and treatment agencies, can immediately access and share key client information. Multi case management includes so many key components like diary, to-do list, task-list, client database and so many things. We will discuss on those key components in out next post.More…

Friday, January 2, 2009

Philosophy of case management

Case management is an area of specialty practice within one's health and human services profession. Its underlying premise is that everyone benefits when clients (1) reach their optimum level of wellness, self-management, and functional capability: the clients being served; their support systems; the health care delivery systems; and the various payer sources.

Case management facilitates the achievement of client wellness and autonomy through advocacy, assessment, planning, communication, education, resource management, and service facilitation. Based on the needs and values of the client, and in collaboration with all service providers, the case manager links clients with appropriate providers and resources throughout the continuum of health and human services and care settings, while ensuring that the care provided is safe, effective, client-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable. This approach achieves optimum value and desirable outcomes for all-- the clients, their support systems, the providers, and the payers. An owner of blinds company who sell vertical blinds and roman shades online. He says that philosophy of case management is a theory which helps him to build a long term relationship with their vertical blinds users. I talk with user of paperless office and crm software, they says that case management is the most important aspect of customer care and retention of customers.

Case management services are optimized best if offered in a climate that allows direct communication among the case manager, the client, the payer, the primary care provider, and other service delivery professionals. The case manager is able to enhance these services by maintaining the client's privacy, confidentiality, health, and safety through advocacy and adherence to ethical, legal, accreditation, certification, and regulatory standards or guidelines. The owner of premier inns who are giving luxury hotels service to customers says that they have a dedicated case manager to whom they call tour manager to keep their customer satisfied.

Certification determines that the case manager possesses the education, skills, knowledge, and experience required to render appropriate services delivered according to sound principles of practice.

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Case Management-2

The Case Management approach assumes that clients with complex and multiple needs will access services from a range of service providers and the goal is to achieve seamless service delivery. This assumption highlights that the concept of Case Management is based in service provision arrangements that require different responses from within organizations and across organizational boundaries. Case management is described as a boundary spanning strategy to ensure service provision is client rather than organizationally driven.

Case Managers provide the coordinating and specialist activities that flow from the particular setting, program and client population. However it is usual to identify the following process as core to Case Management: screening, assessment/risk management, care planning, implementing service arrangement, monitoring/evaluation and advocacy.

Where is Case Management used?
Case Management has been adapted to a wide range of settings including community care for the aged, and people with disability and mental health issues; acute health settings; injury management and insurance related areas; correctional services; court systems; in the management of chronic health conditions; child and youth welfare; at risk populations in schools; managed care and employment programs.

Who are the Case Managers?
Human service, health and allied health professionals, people with experience in the particular sector where Case Management is implemented, administrative staff designated to the role.

Monday, December 29, 2008

Case Management-1

The principles that underpin Case Management are individualized service delivery based on comprehensive assessment that is used to develop a case or service plan. The plan is developed in collaboration with the client and reflects their choices and preferences for the service arrangements being developed. The goal is to empower the client and ensure that they are involved in all aspects of the planning and service arrangement in a dynamic way.

The Case Manager coordinates the process, consulting informal careers and key service providers to ensure that the plan is developed appropriately, clearly contracted and monitored for effective and financially accountable service provision based on specified and desired outcomes. The case manager and the organization are expected to maintain quality in service provision for individual clients and the wider target population. Online blinds shops who are selling roller shades and woven wood shades for them cash management is very much important as they are doing online business.

In clinical settings the case manager may also provide specialist services to address particular needs of the client. The Case Management approach assumes that clients with complex and multiple needs will access services from a range of service providers and the goal is to achieve seamless service delivery. This assumption highlights that the concept of Case Management is based in service provision arrangements that require different responses from within organizations and across organizational boundaries.