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, A survey conducted in 1976 revealed that half of the directors in federally mandated health planning bodies were social workers , and more than 17, 000 social workers provided their services at varying levels in Medicare participating hospitals.
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,