NU625-7 Unit 4 Discussion – Utilization and Case Management

Description

NU625-7 Unit 4 Discussion – Utilization and Case Management

Discussion Prompt

What is utilization and case management?

• How is this related to managed care and quality care and control issues?
• How does APNP  clinical expertise and patient management skills provide a foundation for utilization and case management?
• Provide an example of how case management improves patient care outcomes.
• Use an EBP research article to support your case.
• Provide detailed examples.

Estimated time to complete: 3 hours

Discussion Peer/Participation Prompt

Instructions:

Please respond to at least 2 of your peer’s posts.  To ensure that your responses are substantive, use at least two of these prompts:

• Do you agree with your peers’ assessment?
• Take an opposing view to a peer and present a logical argument supporting an alternate opinion.
• Share your thoughts on how you support their opinion and explain why.
• Present new references that support your opinions.

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.