title: Does social work in HMOs measure up to professional standards?
abstract: Does social work practice in Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) conform to professional social work standards and accepted practice theory? After reviewing the findings of three national surveys recently conducted on social services in HMOs, the authors conclude that this may not be the case and offer suggestions for improvement.
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000592:standards*; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012949:Social Work, Psychiatric / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States