title: Case management: considerations for coordinating quality services in rural communities.
abstract: Case management is a growing phenomenon, being implemented across the continuum of care, employing a variety of models and approaches, and appearing in a spectrum of geographic locations. Implementing case management in rural communities involves unique dimensions. Consideration of these dimensions is critical to effective provision of quality health care services through case management.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Central Florida, Daytona Beach, USA.
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bushy
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003150:Community Health Workers / Q000458:organization & administration; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012423:Rural Health; D014481:United States