Navigators and assisters: Two case management roles for social workers in the affordable care act

Health and Social Work

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 123-126

  Darnell, Julie S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE MANAGEMENT; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

CASE MANAGEMENT; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; PATIENT NAVIGATION; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878293823     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: 15456854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/hlt003     Document Type: Note

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