By Dennis Archambault

Discussion around care management for chronically ill populations, within practice groups and among various constituent groups has grown considerably in recent years. There has been considerable discussion about the role of nurse clinicians as care managers, but from another perspective medical social workers are in a position to assess needs, identify resources, and motivate client behavior. I looked at this role in a blog post submitted to the Wayne State University School of Social Work: http://agingnthed.weebly.com/blog.

Dennis Archambault is director, Public Affairs, for Authority Health.