Improved perinatal outcomes with perinatal case management

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A study of 231 women shows comprehensive perinatal case management reduces infant mortality rates and increases the number of healthy births.Comprehensive perinatal case management focuses on individualized care and coordinates various health and community services to ensure a positive outcome for the mother, child and family. Case management responds to, rather than prevents, high-risk family conditions such as abuse.

Practice, Maternal health services, Obstetrical nursing

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Evaluating a State Agency's Case Management Services

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Evaluation of medical case management in the state agency setting revealed important discoveries in the development and implementation of programs. The primary issue was to ensure uniform data collection from a wide range of programs with distinct administrative structures. Monitoring system models should address this potential problem to avoid inefficient policy making based on inaccurate information.

Management, Mental health, Psychiatric services, Mental health services, Hospitals, State, State hospitals

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Improving cancer pain management using a performance improvement framework

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The article describes a performance improvement framework for cancer pain nursing and management, based on total quality management principles. The approach, designed to train oncological nurses, offers a three-day curriculum covering subjects such as historical perspectives on pain, physiology, pain assessment, cultural and spiritual issues, and non-pharmacological methods for controlling pain.

Care and treatment, Statistical Data Included, Methods, Training, Nursing, Cancer patients, Cancer pain, Total quality management

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