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Hussein A Tahan

Publications and source records attributed to Hussein A Tahan.

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PubMed2006

Perspectives of an American University of Beirut graduate on nursing scholarship.

Nursing scholarship is necessary for the advancement of the nursing discipline. Engaging in scholarly activities is every nurse's responsibility regardless of job title, position, or practice setting. Scholarship today is no longer limited to the practice of academicians and scientists; rather, it is integral to the work of nurse leaders, clinicians, health policy specialists, researchers, and educators. The scholarly contributions of nurses have been noted at regional, national, even international levels. This article describes a renewed and contemporary view on nursing scholarship and discusses the role of the nurse in promoting the nursing profession using scholarly activities.

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Identifying and reducing risk of medical errors.

From assessment and planning to evaluation and outcomes, case management is a proactive process that provides access to quality, safe, effective, and timely care. Each step in the case management process, especially when undertaken by a qualified professional provider, may also provide an added and significant benefit-the potential to reduce or to prevent the risk of medical errors.

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A ten-step process to develop case management plans.

The use of case management plans has contained cost and improved quality of care successfully. However, the process of developing these plans remains a great challenge for healthcare executives, in this article, the author presents the answer to this challenge by discussing a 10-step formal process that administrators of patient care services and case managers can adapt to their institutions. It also can be used by interdisciplinary team members as a practical guide to develop a specific case management plan. This process is applicable to any care setting (acute, ambulatory, long term, and home care), diagnosis, or procedure. It is particularly important for those organizations that currently do not have a deliberate and systematic process to develop case management plans and are struggling with how to improve the efficiency and productivity of interdisciplinary teams charged with developing case management plans.

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Clarifying certification and its value for case managers.

The field of case management is experiencing a rise in the number of certified case managers and certified (or accredited) programs in case and disease management. However, not every practicing case manager, employer, payer, or client is aware of the value of certification. In addition, there exists some confusion about the difference between "individual" and "institution" certification; sometimes they are erroneously used as interchangeable terms. This article emphasizes the value of case management certification and its necessity, and clarifies the difference between individual and institution certification.

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Essentials of advocacy in case management.

Advocacy is vital to case management practice. It is a primary professional role of case managers functioning in various care settings and across the continuum of care. Acquiring knowledge, skills, and competence in what advocacy is and how to enact its related behaviors is essential for success of case managers and for achieving desired outcomes for both the clients and healthcare agencies alike. This article describes the use of advocacy in the field of case management and highlights several practical strategies for case managers to apply in their daily practice.

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Case managers' roles and functions: Commission for Case Manager Certification's 2004 Research, Part I.

The Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC) conducted its third case managers' role and functions study in 2004. The purpose of this research was to validate the currency and relevancy of the certified case manager examination. The results of this study are shared in 2 parts of an article. Part I discusses the process the CCMC used for the development of the Case Manager's Role and Functions Survey Instrument (CMRFSI). The research leads to the identification of 6 new essential functions and 6 new knowledge areas, which describe case management practice. These findings were based on the survey of a large national sample of practicing case managers. Part II continues the analysis of the survey results and focuses on identifying the empirical activity and knowledge domains of case management practice, using factor analysis. It also discusses the similarities and differences found among various subgroups of case managers who were compared on the basis of certain demographic variables. In addition, it summarizes future changes in the field of case management as perceived by those who participated in the study.

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The CCMC's national study of case manager job descriptions: an understanding of the activities, role relationships, knowledges, skills, and abilities.

Defining the roles and functions of case managers is crucial in today's healthcare environment and necessary for the case management field. One way to address this issue is through the examination of case managers' job descriptions used in various healthcare organizations. The study reported herein used qualitative analysis procedures and the latent class cluster analysis method to examine a national sample of 1028 job descriptions of case managers. The study identified the activities, role relationships, knowledge, skills, and abilities of case managers working in varied settings. It also described the changes that occurred in the practice of case management, based on these job descriptions, over 5 years: from the mid-1990s until the early 2000s. One benefit of this study was a change in one eligibility criterion of the CCM credential. Another was the development of a taxonomy of case managers' roles and functions that can be used as a step toward standardization of case managers' job descriptions.

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Case managers' roles and functions: Commission for Case Manager Certification's 2004 research, part II.

The Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC) conducted its third case managers' role and functions study in 2004 for the purpose of validating the currency and relevancy of the certified case manager examination. The results of this study are shared in an article of 2 parts. Part I, which was published in the previous issue of this journal, discussed the process the CCMC used for the development of the Case Managers' Role and Functions Survey Instrument and the identification of new 6 essential functions and 6 knowledge areas that describe case management practice. These findings were based on the survey of a large national sample of practicing case managers. Part II continues the analysis of the results and focuses on identifying the empirical (statistically derived) activity and knowledge domains of case management practice, using exploratory factor analysis. It discusses the similarities and differences found among various subgroups of case managers who were compared on the basis of certain demographic variables. In addition, Part II summarizes future changes in the field of case management as perceived by those who participated in the study.

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