Which intervention demonstrates effective management of two contradictory goals of case management?
a. Arranging for outpatient patients to car pool to group meetings
b. Assessing patients to determine who is able to shower independently
c. Scheduling a patient to have in-home help with cooking and cleaning
d. Helping a patient appropriately fill a personal 5-day medication container
A
With the advent of managed care, case management has come to reflect two basic but seemingly contradictory goals, increasing access to services and limiting costs. The correct option demonstrates an effective intervention that addresses these goals.
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A. one-tenth B. one-third C. one-fourth D. three quarters