An investigation of managed health care case managers. 
Managed care case management is a relatively new concept within health and rehabilitation.  As such, it lacks both definition and profiles of those providing services.  This paper constructs a definition of managed care case management and presents the detailed results of a survey that identified the characteristics of case managers in the Midwest.  The survey was mailed to 250 subjects.  The respondents of the survey (N = 56) were relatively young (the largest number of respondents were 30 to 39 years of age), relatively new to their jobs (means = 2.2 years), and were typically employed full-time.  They primarily served mental health (n = 43) and physically impaired (n = 30) clients.  The highest number of their service referrals were made to vocational rehabilitation specialists, social workers, occupational therapists, nurses, and physical therapists.