What is the difference between a Social Work Case Manager and Social Worker?

The health care realm defines the roles of case manager and social worker differently. In a hospital setting, the case manager is tasked with coordinating the patient's insurance coverage, follow-up rehabilitation, hospice care, prescriptions and any other components of the patient's recovery.

Social Work Case Management is a method of providing services whereby a professional Social Worker collaboratively assesses the needs of the client and the client's family, when appropriate, and arranges, coordinates, monitors, evaluates, and advocates for a package of multiple services to meet the specific client's needs