Many systems come together to provide for the health care needs of an individual. Case management is practiced by several professional disciplines in various settings. It is in the best interest of the consumers to have case managers collaborate so that each professional specialty may be fully realized. The social work case manager in a managed care setting is a psychosocial resource in the health care continuum.
Addams, J. (1935). Forty years at Hull-House. New York: Macmillan.
2.
Arno, P. , Levine, C., & Memmott, M. (1999). The economic value of informal caregiving. Health Affairs, 18, 182-188.
3.
Commission for Case Manager Certification . (1999). Code of professional conduct for case managers with disciplinary rules, procedures, and penalties. Rollings Meadow, IL: Author.
4.
Hawkins, J. , Veeder, N., & Pearce, C. (1997). Nurse–social worker collaboration in managed care: A Model of community case management. New York: Springer.
5.
Health insurance . (2000). Microsoft Encarta online encyclopedia. Available: http://encarta.msn.com/find/conscise.asp?mod=1&ti-761576408&page=6%23s49
6.
Health Maintenance Organization Act, Pub. L. No. 93-222 (1973, December 29).
7.
Institute for Health and Aging. (2000). Available: www.nurseweb.ucsf.edu
8.
Lesser, J. (2000). Clinical social work and family medicine: A partnership in community service. Health Social Work, 5, 119-125.
9.
National Association of Social Workers . (1992). Standards of case management. Washington, DC: Author.
10.
National Association of Social Workers . (1995). Clinical indicators for social work and psychosocial services in home health care. Washington, DC: Author.
11.
Patterson, G. (1997). Debris of battle: The wounded of Gettysburg. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole.
12.
Rosenberg, G. , & Holden, G. (1997). The role of social work in improving quality of life in the community. Social Work Health Care, 23, 9-22.
13.
Social risk and managed care: The impact of social work on the health care delivery and the need for social services (Executive summary). (1998). New York: New York City and New York Chapters of the National Association of Social Workers and the Association of Deans of New York State School of Social Work. Available: www.naswnyc.org
14.
Three Rivers/Heinz Public Sector Health Care Purchasing Coalition. (2000). Quality RFP. Pittsburgh, PA: Author.
