In collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, the Case Manager provides care coordination services evaluating options and services required to meet an individual's health care needs to promote cost-effective, quality outcomes. Serves as a consultant to members of the health care team in the management of specific patient populations. The role integrates the functions of complex case management, utilization management, quality management, discharge planning assessment, and coordination of post-hospital care services, including transfers to an alternative level of care. As more complex medical treatment options emerge the Case Manager will look to eliminate gaps in the care provided, as well as needlessly duplicated treatment, all while controlling the cost of quality patient care. Th