title: Case management in rural areas. Definition, clients, financing, staffing, and service delivery issues.
abstract: How does case management in rural areas differ from that in urban areas? How does the informal system of family, church, neighbors, and volunteers affect case management in rural areas? What are the strengths and problems of rural case management? The authors report the attitudes of rural case managers and attendees at a conference sponsored by two homecare organizations to these and other questions related to rural case management.
authors.affiliation: United HealthCare, Minnetonka, MN.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Quinn
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Viehl
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McKinley
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Polich
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Detzner
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hartwell
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Korn
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012423:Rural Health; D012424:Rural Population; D014481:United States; D014504:Urban Health; D000078329:Workforce