BY MELANIE A. PRINCE, MSN, BSN, NE-BC, CCM, FAAN I proudly hail from Louisiana, where great food is the DNA of the state. At a young age, children are taught to cook not only simple, but also complicated recipes. The fascinating part about the recipes is that often the ingredients are…
BY DENNIS A. ROBBINS, PhD, MPH, AND BOB RALEIGH, PhD We survived! Now it’s time to thrive. But how? We need the right path and to create architectures within which we all can comfortably fit. Add a dose of prudence to not become sabotaged by our own perceptions. The pandemic fallout has…
BY LYNNE BECKER, MSPH To make man whole.1 Pause, just for a moment, and think about what this means. It could be an alternative interpretation of a case manager’s role in the care of their chronically ill patients. In this article, we explore how this parallelism offers a second topic for consideration…
BY ERIC BERGMAN, RN, BA, CCM It has become cliche to talk about how the past year has changed this or affected that, but the fact remains that the pandemic is one of the most influential events of our generation. Among the things exposed by the pandemic have been the frailties…
BY MARIE STINEBUCK, MBA, MSN, ACM, AND TIFFANY FERGUSON, LMSW, CMAC, ACM Patient satisfaction and the prevention of readmissions are continuously discussed as quality metrics for hospital success. With an increased focus on these and other metrics to continually improve patient care, hospital systems work to improve the patient experience from pre-admission…
BY PAULA TAYLOR, BSN, RN, CCM Nutrition and physical activities are now recognized not just as incidental lifestyle habits but as important pillars of health. As case managers, we look for gaps in care and barriers preventing optimal health and healing. Nutrition and physical activity, though of paramount importance, are frequently…
BY ROBIN SHAPIRO The primary role of a health advocate is to help patients find the best care possible and to help people have more choice, control (and therefore) power over their medical life. As this field of health advocacy has emerged, we have identified three areas advocates apply their role:…
BY MARTHA PRESSLEY-TURNER, RN-CGMT, BSN, MS, LCCE, FACCE “Rather, ten times, die in the surf, heralding the way to a new world, than stand idly on the shore.” —Florence Nightingale Last year, I was losing hair from the stress of not being able to help my colleagues in New York City…
BY ANNE LLEWELLYN, MS, BHSA, RN, BC, CCM, CRRN Each month in the Legacy Leaders column, we meet a case management leader recommended by one of the past presidents of CMSA. The goal is to share information on up-and-coming leaders in case management who have contributed to the practice of case…
CMSA FOUNDATION — 2020 CASE MANAGEMENT PRACTICE IMPROVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENT BY COLLEEN MORLEY, DNP, RN, CCM, CMAC, CMCN, ACM-RN Early in my case management career, I was making follow-up telephone calls to patients who had been recently discharged from the hospital. One particular patient was a focus for me due to…