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Readmissions
How Home Care Impacts Hospital Readmission Rates
BY DANA TAYLOR, LCSW AND SYLVIA TREIN Beginning in October of 2012, the Social Security Act established standards for the Hospital Readmissions…
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Best Practices
Using Research to Advocate for Best Practices
BY KERRI WIZNER, MPH, CPH, AND KEEMIA VAGHEF, PhD Managing injured or ill working-age people can be complicated when cases have co-occurring…
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Care Coordination
Evidence-Based Assessments and Interventions Supporting Population Health
BY LISA SIMMONS-FIELDS, DNP, MSA, RN, CCM, CPHQ, AND LIBBY JACOBSON, MPH As we know, the underlying causes of a condition can…
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WORKFORCE
Generational Diversity in the Workplace
BY JANET S. COULTER, MSN, MS, RN, CCM, FCM, AND, MARYANN OTT, BSN, RN, CCM, CPC Leading a generationally diverse workforce is…
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President's Message
The Vital Role of Evidence-Based Practice in Professional Case Management
BY DR. COLLEEN MORLEY, DNP, RN, CCM, CMAC, CMCN, ACM-RN, FCM This is one of my favorite issues of CMSA Today, our…
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Association News
Case Management Fellows
Making an Impact on the Professional Practice of Case Management Launched in 2021, the Case Management Fellow (FCM™) program from…
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Pediatric Case Management
Knowing and Supporting the NICU Graduate Family
BY THERESA M. LITZINGER, BA, MSN, RN, CCM Walk through a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and you will see…
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Care Corner
In Loving Memory of Gracie: My Emotional Support Dog
BY KELVA EDMUNDS-WALLER, DNP, RN, CCM As an adult, I have had three pets – Winnie, Roxie, and Gracie. My…
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Health Equity
Social and Political Activism Is One Solution to Prevent Avoidable Deaths of Black and Brown Babies in the United States
BY KELVA EDMUNDS-WALLER, DNP, RN, CCM, WITH NICOLE M. MEREDITH, BSN, RN, CNOR, CSSM The United States of America, one…
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Pediatric Case Management
Baby Steps: Improving Clinical Documentation in Pediatrics
BY TINA R. MCDANIEL CHENG, MSN, RN, CCDS, AND LAUREN PFEIFER, PhD, RN, CCDS Pediatric patients are not little adults.…