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Association News
Join Us for CMSA’s 35th Anniversary Annual Conference & Expo – Our Largest CE Offering Yet!
What better way to advance your practice and elevate your profession than by joining us for the 2025 CMSA 35th…
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Past President's Corner
So Long but Not Goodbye
BY DR. COLLEEN MORLEY, DNP, RN, CCM, CMAC, CMGT-BC, CMCN, ACM-RN, FCM, FAACM As I pen my final President’s Message…
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Community Health
Bridging the Gap: The Vital Role of Community Health Workers in Transforming Care
BY DEBRA COOPER, SUNFLOWER HEALTH PLAN A community health worker (CHW) is someone who works directly with the community to support…
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Care Corner
The Benefits of a Daily Stretching Routine
BY JOYACE G. USSIN, MSN, RN, BSBM, CCM The new year has begun, and with it myriad new resolutions, constitutions and…
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Transitions of Care
Chronic Wounds: A Case Manager’s Challenge in the Transition from Acute to Community-Based Care
BY RON BILLANO ORDONA, DNP, FNP-BC, GS-C, WCC In an article I wrote for Nursing Clinics of America, I highlighted the critical…
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Rural Health
Enhancing Rural Healthcare in Illinois: A Comprehensive Strategy by the Illinois Nurses Foundation
BY SUSAN Y. SWART, EDD, MS, RN, CAE The Illinois Nurses Foundation is spearheading a transformative initiative to address the critical…
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Social Determinants of Health
Doing the Nitty-Gritty–Using SDOH
BY PEGGY A. ROSSI, BSN, MPA As someone who has done or taught discharge planning for many years, one key component…
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Rural Health
Transitions of Care for Patients in Rural Communities
BY NANCY SKINNER, RN, CCM, CMGT-BC, ACM-RN, CMCN, FCM The term rural often evokes bucolic images of vast areas of farmlands…
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Rural Health
Is Living Rural Considered a Health Risk?
BY GARY WOLFE, RN, CCM, FCM Have you ever given any thought to the idea that where you live may have…
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President's Message
Pioneering Advances in Organ Transplantation: A Journey of Innovation and Hope
BY JANET COULTER, MSN, MS, RN, CCM, FCM In December 2024, a 53-year-old woman from Alabama who had endured kidney failure…