title: Research issues in case management.
abstract: Case management and managed care are strategies for co-ordinating the services and care required by groups of patients in a variety of clinical areas. These systems have been described and discussed in a previous issue of Nursing Standard (1) which highlighted the fact that evidence used to support the effectiveness of these systems is currently very weak. The purpose of this article is to discuss some of the research and evaluation issues.
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authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hale
mesh_terms: D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012107:Research Design