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Case management

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Case management is the coordination of services on behalf of an individual person who may be considered a case in different settings such as health care, nursing, rehabilitation, social work, disability insurance, employment, and law. Case management may refer to:

  • Case management (mental health), a specific approach for the coordination of community mental health services
  • Case management (US health system), a specific term used in the health care system of the United States of America
  • Medical case management, a general term referring to the facilitation of treatment plans to assure the appropriate medical care is provided to disabled, ill or injured individuals
  • Legal case management, a set of management approaches for law firms or courts


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