Care management

Overview

As patient health care management needs become increasingly more complex, the need for care managers grows exponentially. The online master’s in care management program at MU prepares graduates to go beyond bedside practice and into this high-demand field. With an interdisciplinary approach, this program educates health care professionals on how to improve health outcomes, enhance care quality and reduce health care costs among their patients.

This program supports preparation for national certification as a care manager through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (nurses), American Case Management Association (health care disciplines), and the Commission for Case Manager Certification (health care disciplines).

Program outcomes

• Communicate, collaborate and engage individuals and families, health care professionals and health care systems.
• Facilitate appropriate use of health care resources in order to deliver high-quality, high-value care in all health care settings.
• Critique, assimilate and evaluate research, technology, health care costs and informatics data as a basis for promoting health, improving health care coordination and influencing changes at the systems and policy level.
• Advocate, through leadership and policy, for all persons in need of health care coordination regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability and military, veteran or socioeconomic status.
• Practice professional accountability and behavior consistent with the Code of Professional Conduct for Case Managers.