2. Determine what aspects of the market you want to investigate. 3. Find out where and when you can reach customers in your market. 1  You might conduct a survey at the mall or on the street, via telephone, online, or through the mail. 2  Your results may change based on the time of day and year.
The average monthly caseload for a case manager as reported by survey respondents is as follows: 1  1 to 49: 31.1 percent. 2  50 to 99: 42.2 percent. 3  100 to 149: 15.6 percent.  150 to 199: 2.2 1  percent. 200 to 249: 3.3 percent.  250+: 2.2 1  percent. Other: 3.3 percent.
Hospital case managers frequently work with patients coming from other facilities, such as nursing homes and assisted living facilities. They work with hospice patients and accident victims. Case managers facilitate care of patients with mental health or substance abuse issues. Case management nurses provide assistance to victims of abuse and neglect. Case managers work throughout the community. They provide diverse services. Case managers coordinate services for medically fragile children. They work in the insurance industry and in rehabilitation facilities. Case managers specialize in almost every field of nursing. There are community opportunities for nurse case managers to work with disease management, long term care, home health, hospice, and more. Many case managers work eight hour Monday through Friday schedules. Others do nights and twelve hour shifts.