WHEREAS,  case management is a multidisciplinary profession that seeks to ensure the delivery of high-quality, appropriate, efficient and cost-effective health care services to patients throughout the State; and

WHEREAS,  case managers function in a variety of contexts including hospitals and home health care, long-term care, rehabilitation, elder care, managed care and occupational health settings to facilitate the coordination of continuing care services; and

WHEREAS,  case management is a medical management strategy that fosters the careful shepherding of health care dollars while maintaining a primary and consistent focus on patient advocacy; and

WHEREAS,  case management services enhance patients’ quality of life while promoting the achievement of positive health care outcomes; and

WHEREAS,  case management is an integral component of health care delivery in the State and throughout the United States; now, therefore, be it