OCL 634 - Case Management II

Credit(s): 1.5

This year-long course, which runs concurrently with clinical internship, provides students with an opportunity to develop and refine their clinical patient care and case management skills through regular chart review and case presentations for faculty feedback and group discussion and reflection.

Using the medical-legal case review model as its framework, the course will cover the essential elements of care and case documentation required to establish medical necessity and an appropriate and effective course of treatment for any patient.

Core principles of effective treatment planning, including the effective integration of biomedical information into treatment plans, are addressed. Effective referral to and collaboration with other practitioners to ensure continuity of care are emphasized as fundamental to good clinical outcomes and practice success.

Expert medical testimony, independent medical review and medical-legal reports are discussed in the context of disputes for personal injury, worker’s compensation, and insurance claims. Students prepare samples of medicallegal report writing to develop their skills for working in this realm of clinical practice. Corequisite(s): OCL656