title: How to use a case manager--a partnership approach.
abstract: There is great scope for general practitioners and case managers to work together. An agreement regarding roles and responsibilities negotiated between GPs and service providers assists in the resource efficient provision of care and can result in positive outcomes for patients. This article describes how a GP can effectively use a case manager in a partnership approach.
authors.affiliation: 'Healthy at home' program, Whitehorse Division of General Practice, Victoria. amcleod@wdgp.com.au
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McLeod
authors.forename: Marianne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shearer
authors.forename: Mandy
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000628:therapy; D001315:Australia; D019090:Case Management; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000628:therapy; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D005194:Family Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy