Case Management vs. Coordinator of Care

[PinkRNBSN]

So what is the difference between the two? Help. Plz include salary differences.

[caliotter3]

A rose by any other name. Any difference would more than likely be facility specific.

[vanburbian]

No real difference overall. One may encompass more discharge planning, and one may have more QA/QI, program responsibilities, Utilization review, etc.

Pretty much the same tasks and responsibilities in both jobs. Play the middle man, perform miracles for patients with no insurance, no funding, and needing 24 hour care, figuring out what to with Grandma or Grandpa on a holiday weekend when family brings them in because they are just getting to be too much to care for.....

Good Luck.

[LydiaNN]

I think the 2 terms are often used interchangably, but I've worked closely with 2 different agencies that use them quite differently. At the state's Title V agency, case managers are PHNs who have attained case management certification and function as RNs with social work skills, not strictly as social workers. By contrast, there is a County early intervention program that uses care coordinators and those jobs don't require any nursing knowledge; they are strictly social work related.

That said, I think those differences are defined by the agencies, not by any universally accepted definition.