Rural Hospital Social Work
- 17 November 1997
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Social Work in Health Care
- Vol. 26 (1), 1-23
- https://doi.org/10.1300/j010v26n01_01
Abstract
The existence of rural hospitals is financially tenuous due to the Prospective Payment system, which differentially reimburses rural facilities at lower rates than urban facilities. Physicians and hospital social workers provide services within these severely cost-conscious organizations to patients from communities, which are also aftercare resource poor. Given these multiple constraints, rural physicians' expectations of hospital social workers is integral to effective collaboration and social service provision. However, no prior investigation of these rural professionals exists. This research investigated the expectations of rural physicians and social workers regarding social work in the acute care rural hospital. The findings identify areas of disagreement and have implications for professional collaboration and education for rural hospital practice.Keywords
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