Aggregates, high-risk populations and the community as the focus of investigation is explored. Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation methods are applied to a selected aggregate, high-risk population or community. It is assumed that students have basic knowledge of descriptive statistics and significance testing. Skills necessary to work in the complex health care environment are presented. Each student participates in a learning experience of 16 hours per week with a case manager.
Students meet for clinical conferences at selected times during the semester with faculty and peers.
The student will acquire in-depth knowledge of the skills required in this rapidly developing health care role. This course focuses on analysis and evaluation of quality and outcomes management and strategies for integrating the information into effective changes of practice. Administrative aspects crucial to the role, including payor requirements and utilization review, denial management and cost-savings analyses are also included. This course will focus on case management as it is applied in a variety of health care settings. Each student will participate in a learning experience of 150 hours with a case manager.