Case Management

A traditional term for all the activities which a physician or other health care professional normally performs to insure the coordination of the medical services required by a patient. It also, when used in connection with managed care, covers all the activities of evaluating the patient, planning treatment, referral, and follow-up so that care is continuous and comprehensive and payment for the care is obtained. (From Slee and Slee, Health Care Terms, 2nd ed)

Year introduced: 1996

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Tree Number(s): N04.590.233.624.250

MeSH Unique ID: D019090

Previous Indexing:

• Managed Care Programs (1988-1995)
• Patient Care Planning (1980-1995)

See Also:

• Managed Care Programs

All MeSH Categories
Health Care Category
Health Services Administration
Patient Care Management
Comprehensive Health Care
Patient Care Planning
Case Management