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Care Navigation
No Autopilot Allowed: Writing Truer Care Plans Under Standard L – Planning
BY DR. RAINE ARNDT-COUCH, DSW, JD, LCSW, CCM, FCM You open a chart, review the care plan, and immediately get…
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Case Management Practice
A Vision for Oncological Care: Where Lifestyle Medicine and Integrative Oncology Converge
BY CHAD CHERINGTON, MD I have spent much of my professional life standing beside patients during some of the most…
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Case Management Practice
Understanding Human Trafficking: Implications for Healthcare and Case Management Practice
BY VERNA SIMMONS ROBINSON, MSN, RN, CCM, CMCN, and TIFFANY CAMPBELL, RN, BSN, CCM Human trafficking is a serious criminal…
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Case Management Practice
Licensed Clinical Social Workers in Acute Care Settings: A Comparative Overview
BY PAUL BORJA, RN, PHN, DBA, DHA, DNP, EdD, PhD, CCM, ACM-RN, CMAC, CMGT-BC, CNML, CMCN, CDONA, FSIEN, FADLN, FACDONA,…
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End-Of-Life Care
Ripple in Still Water: Taboo Topic, Real Experience
BY SCOTT ADAIR COX, MSW, LCSW Professionals working in hospice are familiar with how end-of-life conversations are difficult, frequently avoided,…
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Discharge planning
Are We Missing the Boat in Elderly Discharge Planning?
BY COLLEEN MORLEY, DNP, RN, CCM, CMAC, CMGT-BC, CMCN, ACM-RN, FCM, FAACM, AND SANDRA ZAWALSKI, MSN, RN, CCM, CRRN, MSCC…
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Hospice Care
Timing the Hospice Conversation: A Case Management Perspective on GIP Level of Care and End-of-Life Decision Making
BY JENNY QUIGLEY-STICKNEY, MSN, MA, MHA, CCM, ACM-RN, CMAC, CPHM, FCM When is the right time to begin the conversation…
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Palliative Care
Shared Decision Making in Palliative Care: How Research Informs Practice for Case Management
BY ELLEN FINK-SAMNICK, DBH, MSW, LCSW, ACSW, CCM, CCTP, CRP, FCM Case managers strive to provide quality-driven intervention to patients…
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President's Message
April is CMSA Foundation Month 2026: Advancing Excellence in Palliative and Hospice Care
BY PRESIDENT-ELECT JENNY QUIGLEY-STICKNEY, MSN, RN, MHA, MA, CCM, ACM-RN, CMAC, CPHM, FCM April marks CMSA Foundation Month 2026, a…
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Association News
Design Your Experience at #CMSA2026: Your Conference. Your Impact.
No two case managers approach their work in exactly the same way, and at the 2026 CMSA Annual Conference &…