| Organization Name: | SWAIN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES |
| NPI Number: | 1477744423 |
| Entity Type Code: | Organizational (2) |
| Authorized Official Name: | KIM FORTNER (ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST) |
| Mailing Address: | 80 Academy St Bryson City |
| State: | NC US |
| Postal Code: | 28713 |
| Phone Number: | 8284886921 |
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| NPI Enumeration Date: | 08/06/2007 |
| NPI Last Update Date: | 08/06/2007 |
| Replacement NPI: | 0 |
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| Healthcare Provider Taxonomy: | 251B00000X |
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| Healthcare Provider Taxonomy: (Secondary) | Y |
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| Taxonomy Type: | Agencies |
| Taxonomy Classification: | Case Management |
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| Taxonomy Definition: | An organization that is responsible for providing case management services. The agency provides services which assist an individual in gaining access to needed medical, social, educational, and/or other services. Case management services may be used to locate, coordinate, and monitor necessary appropriate services. It may be used to encourage the use of cost-effective medical care by referrals to appropriate providers and to discourage over utilization of costly services. Case management may also serve to provide necessary coordination of non-medical services such as vocational rehabilitation, education, employment, when the services provided enable the individual to function at the highest level. |