BY DAWN V. GAY, MBA-HCM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CAREADVISORS As value-based care programs are adopted across the country, it’s no surprise to healthcare providers that all predictions point to an increase in alternative payment models. Social care management that addresses economic stability, housing, food insecurity, employment and other social determinants of…
BY GERRY STANLEY, MD, FAAFP, P-CEO, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, HARVARD MEDTECH “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom…” We have all felt like this when dealing with patients suffering from pain…so many choices and so few options.…
BY SYLVIA ARUFFO, PhD “I tell all my patients how to do selfcare. It’s up to them whether they adhere or not.” This is the equality approach to patient education: Everyone gets the same instructions. More literate patients are likely to succeed. But patients with health literacy deficits are not. To…
BY ADRIANA PARRALES, MSW OVERVIEW Equity is a principle that has long been discussed and fought for within the U.S. healthcare system. Ensuring that all individuals have equal access to quality care is at the core of every hospital’s mission. What hospitals have found is that putting equity into practice can…
BY MARY MCLAUGHLIN DAVIS, DNP, ACNS-BC, NEA-BC, CCM Each month, we will look at a case management leader recommended by one of our past CMSA presidents. Each one has contributed to the practice of case management and inspired others to step up and become leaders in their area of case management.…
BY MICHAEL B. GARRETT, MS, CCM, CVE, BCPA INTRODUCTION In light of the racial and justice issues impacting the United States that have reverberated around the world, there is a growing awareness of the impact of racism and other forms of discriminatory actions impacting the health and safety of marginalized populations.…
BY RAINE ARNDT-COUCH, JD, MSW, LCSW/LCSW-C, CCM As a healthcare social worker with over a decade of case management experience working with diverse populations across multiple practice settings, I have dedicated my professional efforts toward improving the health and well-being of individuals and populations who are most vulnerable. Rooted in fundamental…
CMSA’s Standards of Practice for Case Management serves as a unifying force for professional case management practice by providing a common understanding and application of the case management role, process and expectations. The CMSA Standards of Professional Case Management Practice online course is made up of 16 online modules and designed to enhance knowledge…
2021 CMSA Annual Conference Moves to Virtual: June 7-10, 2021 With the continuing threat of COVID-19 and the related government restrictions including those on travel and gathering size for meetings, the CMSA Board of Directors has been forced to move the 2021 Hybrid Annual Conference to a complete virtual format.…
BY JOSE ALEJANDRO, PhD, RN-BC, MBA, CCM, FACHE, FAAN This edition of CMSA Today explores health equity and how we can use evidence-based practice to improve access and quality healthcare delivery. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Office of Minority Health and Health Equity (OMHHE) notes that “reducing and eliminating health disparities…