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Social Determinants of Health
CalAIM — A Lesson in Transition
BY SUSANE HAO, RN, MSN, CLCP, AND THERESA HERNANDEZ, CCM Healthcare providers and case managers encounter patients who experience a combination of…
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Behavioral Health
Viewing Mental Health Parity from a Population Health Perspective
BY GARRY CARNEAL, JD, MA, JACK SHOEMAKER, MS, AND TOM WILSON, PhD Treating diseases of the brain is as important as treating any…
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Care Coordination
Case Management Leads the Team in Transitions with Patients with Substance Abuse Disorder and Infective Endocarditis
BY BETSY STOVSKY, RN, MSN, AND MARY McLAUGHLIN DAVIS, DNP, NEA-BC, ACNS-BC, CCM Patients with infective endocarditis (IE) due to opioid substance…
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Case Management Practice
The Journey from Public Health to Re-Emerging and Reigniting Population Health
BY JENNY QUIGLEY-STICKNEY, MSN, RN, MHA, MA, CCM, ACM-RN, CMAC, CPHM, FCM Over the last three years of the COVID-19 pandemic,…
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Primary Care
When Population Health Outcomes Are Not Reported — Toot Your Own Horn!
BY KELVA EDMUNDS-WALLER, DNP, RN, CCM Primary care is the gateway of healthcare delivery, positive health outcomes and health equity. Case…
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Association News
Case Managers Come Together for #CMSA2023
Thank you to everyone who joined us in person and digitally for the CMSA Annual Conference, June 27-30 in Las…
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President's Message
Population Health
BY DR. COLLEEN MORLEY, DNP, RN, CCM, CMAC, CMCN, ACM-RN, FCM Several years ago, while in my DNP population health class,…
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Behavioral Health
Reflecting on COVID Spawned Mental Health Impact on Healthcare Professionals
BY ROGER ORSINI, MD, MBA, FACS, AND DENNIS ROBBINS, PhD, MPH How many doctors and nurses are walking around with…
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Behavioral Health
Are Nurse Practitioners the Answer to Disparities in Care for Disordered Eating in Adolescents?
BY DEETTA K. VANCE, DNP, FNP-BC Eating disorders encompass a severe disturbance in eating behaviors, as well as emotional responses…
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Continuum of Care
An Innovative Solution to Helping Isolated Patients Avoid Guardianship
BY DEB HOUSE LMSW, CCM, AND ASHLEY ZAPP, LCSW As case managers, we spend considerable time working within various points…