Case Management in Hospice Care_____Please Read And Help....

[dobletruble]

Hey guys,

I am writing a paper on Palliative care and Case Management. My focus will mainly be on how we need more Case Management in palliative care as this will help reduce cost while provide effective care.

My problem is, my professor wants me to include a brief history of Case Management in Palliative Care. Like when did case management begin in Palliative/Hospice care. Who started case management in Hospice/Palliative care.

I cannot find any history though. I found individual history of when Case management started and individually when Hospice care started but nothing that ties the two together.

Can anyone please direct me to the history of case management in Hospice/Palliative care.

Thanks soo much...

[leslie :-D]

here's a timeline of how/when hospice developed...

weren't they all case managers back then?

http://www.nhpco.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3285

leslie

[NTexasRN]

Hey guys,

I am writing a paper on Palliative care and Case Management. My focus will mainly be on how we need more Case Management in palliative care as this will help reduce cost while provide effective care.

My problem is, my professor wants me to include a brief history of Case Management in Palliative Care. Like when did case management begin in Palliative/Hospice care. Who started case management in Hospice/Palliative care.

I cannot find any history though. I found individual history of when Case management started and individually when Hospice care started but nothing that ties the two together.

Can anyone please direct me to the history of case management in Hospice/Palliative care.

Thanks soo much...

Nurses who accept the care of patients in hospice/palliative care are case managers.

[tewdles, RN]

Nurses who accept the care of patients in hospice/palliative care are case managers.

Perhaps I misunderstood your post.

Clearly there are nurses who work in hospice and palliative care who are not case managers. I work with admission nurses, triage nurses, oncall visit nurses, per diem and part time nurses, and LPNs...none of whom are case managers.

[Marshall1]

Have you thought about speaking directly to a Pallative Care nurse? There is one at the hospital I use to work at. I know she would be happy to assist.

[americanTrain]

Try doing a search on Cicely Saunders, this is where it all starts.

Great biographies on her are all out there.