The burgeoning field of case management for long-term psychiatric patients has been handicapped by a lack of conceptual models that delineate the diverse activities of case managers. Based on the actual practice of case management, the author outlines a model of clinical case management that moves beyond the view of the case manager as a systems coordinator, service broker, or supportive compan...

Rapid advances in electronic networks, and computer-based information systems have given us enormous capabilities to process, store, and transmit digital data in most business sectors. This has transformed the way we do trade, deliver government services, and provide health care. Changes in communication and information technologies and particularly their confluence has raised a number of conce...

H yponatremia represents a serious health hazard. 1 Hospitalized patients, nursing home residents, women, and children exhibit high frequency and/or severity of hyponatremia. Hyponatremia developing during the course of other morbid conditions increases their severity. Estimates of direct costs for treating hyponatremia in the United States ranged between $1.61 and $3.6 billion. Clinical manife...

Distributed multimedia applications require a variety of levels of quality of service (QoS) from communication networks and end-systems which realize the multimedia interface with the human users or provide remotely accessed multimedia information. The management of these services has to take into account the available resources and the user's wishes concerning the desired quality and costs. Ba...

(2014) Ten principles of good business process management. Notice: Changes introduced as a result of publishing processes such as copy-editing and formatting may not be reflected in this document. For a definitive version of this work, please refer to the published source: Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to foster a common understanding of business process management (BPM) by pr...

Stenosing tenosynovitis, or trigger finger, is an entity seen commonly by hand surgeons. This problem generally is caused by a size mismatch between the flexor tendon and the first annular (A-1) pulley. Conservative management includes splinting, corticosteroid injection, and other adjuvant modalities. Surgical treatment consists of release of the A-1 pulley by open or percutaneous techniques. ...

If not handled quickly and effectively, animal health emergencies can create significant problems for governments and industry. Placing strong emphasis on preventing a disease incursion in the first instance through the judicious use of quarantine and inspection measures will continue to be the major preventive strategy. However, the discovery of new and emerging diseases, some of which may alr...

This paper presents an overview of the economic fundamentals involved in wildlife management, with special consideration for cases involving harmful wildlife-human interactions. The process of benefit-cost analysis is used as a unifying platform for incorporating both theoretical and empirical issues. Topics such as external market effects and public goods are detailed in order to give the read...

Watershed is not simply the hydrological unit but also socio-political-ecological entity which plays crucial role in determining food, social, and economical security and provides life support services to rural people. The criteria for selecting watershed size also depend on the objectives of the development and terrain slope. A large watershed can be managed in plain valley areas or where fore...