title: Role of Occupational Therapy in Case Management and Care Coordination for Clients With Complex Conditions.
abstract: Specific aspects of the profession of occupational therapy support a distinct value for its practitioners participating fully in the development of case management and care coordination systems. The expectation in the 21st century is that the U.S. health care system must be transformed from one that promotes volume of service to one that promotes value of care. Case management and care coordination will be critical components of that transformation. Occupational therapy's principles, education, practice, approach, and perspective offer much to benefit this increased attention to case management and care coordination. Occupational therapy practitioners should promote themselves and their profession as these system changes develop.
authors.affiliation: Monica Robinson, OTD, OT/L, FAOTA, is Clinical Faculty, Division of Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus.
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.affiliation: Thomas F. Fisher, PhD, OTR, CCM, FAOTA, is Professor and Chair, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Department of Occupational Therapy, Indiana University, Indianapolis; fishert@iu.edu.
authors.forename: Thomas F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.affiliation: Kim Broussard, MSW, MOT, OTR, is Occupational Therapist, Brookdale Senior Living, Dallas, TX.
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Broussard
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D009788:Occupational Therapy; D005791:Patient Care; D010348:Patient Care Team; D014481:United States