Before revision: The major duties carried out by medical social workers were case management, data collection, follow ups, care coordination, health education, financial assessment and discounting patient medical fees.Sarah Gehlert, Teri Browne, Handbook of Health Social Work, John Wiley & Sons, 2011, Historically, social workers engaged independently in the healthcare field much earlier.
After revision: The major duties carried out by medical social workers were case management, data collection, follow ups, care coordination, health education, financial assessment and discounting patient medical fees.Sarah Gehlert, Teri Browne, Handbook of Health Social Work, John Wiley & Sons, 2011, However, historically, social workers began engaging independently in the healthcare field much earlier.