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.