Case management linked to increase in primary care visits, decrease in hospitalizations

According to Mark D. Fleming, PhD, MS, an assistant professor at the University of California, Berkely School of Public Health, and colleagues, social needs case management is becoming a common strategy among health care organizations to address social and health needs.

"These programs connect patients to resources such as food assistance, housing, transportation, or income benefits, in addition to facilitating access to health care and behavioral health services,” they wrote.