Purpose: Human trafficking (HT) is the fastest growing crime in the world and a major health concern for healthcare. There is a critical lack of healthcare provider targeted HT education, resulting in the failure to identify, rescue, and provide proper care for victims of HT in the United States. All healthcare professionals must be vigilant and proactive in identifying and assisting victims of HT. Recognizing this need, the aim of this paper is to improve case managers’ awareness and knowledge of their role in HT. Primary Practice Settings: The primary setting for purposes of this paper is the hospital as this is the most likely setting where a case manager would encounter a victim of HT. It has been reported that 87.8% of victims report they have been in contact with a healthcare professional at some point during their trafficking with 63.3% occurring in a hospital/emergency room. Conclusion and Implications for Case Management Practice: Given the prevalence of HT and the likelihood of numbers growing, case managers should proactively learn to identify, rescue, and provide patient-centered care for victims of HT. This can be achieved through the knowledge of tools that exist to assist case managers in the identification of victims, including the AMP and SOAR models. Additionally, it is important to know one’s role, debunk the myths, and recognize the signs associated with trafficking. Providing a collaborative, patient-centered care approach that supports and empowers the victim will lead to improved victim outcomes and may aid the successful prosecution of the trafficker.

Jennifer Anderson

Professional Case Management

Professional Case Management: The Leader in Evidence-Based Practice is a peer-reviewed, contemporary journal that crosses all case management settings. The Journal features best practices and industry benchmarks for the professional case manager and also features hands-on information for case managers new to the specialty. Articles focus on the coordination of services, management of payer issues, population- and disease-specific aspects of patient care, efficient use of resources, improving the quality of care/patient safety, data and outcomes analysis, and patient advocacy. The Journal provides practical, hands-on information for day-to-day activities, as well as cutting-edge research.

Professional Case Management: The Leader in Evidence-Based Practice is a peer-reviewed contemporary journal that encompasses all case management settings. The journal showcases best practices and industry benchmarks for professional case managers, while also providing practical information for those new to the specialty. Articles focus on service coordination, management of payer issues, population- and disease-specific aspects of patient care, efficient resource utilization, improving quality of care and patient safety, data and outcomes analysis, and patient advocacy. The journal offers practical, hands-on information for daily activities, as well as cutting-edge research.

《Professional Case Management》是一本同行评审的现代期刊，致力于提供基于证据的最佳实践，涵盖所有案例管理领域。该期刊展示了专业案例管理者的最佳实践和行业基准，同时也为新入行的案例管理者提供实用信息。文章内容主要集中在服务协调、支付方问题管理、特定人群和疾病的患者护理、资源的高效利用、提高护理质量和患者安全、数据与结果分析以及患者倡导等方面。期刊为日常工作提供实用的、切实可行的信息，并展示前沿研究成果。

Human Trafficking and the Role of the Case Manager

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