title: Case management and managed care.
abstract: Case management, a strategy to co-ordinate the services and care required by groups of patients, evolved in the US and is becoming increasingly popular in this country. The author explains what it involves, but warns that the evidence from the US of its advantages is very weak.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hale
mesh_terms: D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States