A nurse is applying for a job as a case manager for a managed care insurance organization. Which responsibility is associated with this role?
A) Providing home visits to clients
B) Independent treatment planning
C) Coordinating client care through all stages of treatment
D) Approving treatment decisions
Answer: C
Insurance-based case management is a labor-intensive activity that is provided typically by telephone. Case management involves interdisciplinary teams that assume collaborative responsibility for planning and assessing needs. Case management involves coordinating, implementing, and evaluating care for groups of clients from preadmission through discharge or transfer and recuperation. Approving treatment decisions is not a case management role.
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