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Mental Health
Mental Health Is as Important as Physical Health
BY SUSAN PLOUGH MSN, RN, PHCNS-BC, CCM, AND MINDY OWEN RN, CRRN, CCM, FCM It is no secret that the…
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President's Message
Minding My Mental Health Business
BY MELANIE A. PRINCE, RN, BSN, MSN, NE-BC, CCM, FCM, FAAN It has been an honor to contribute to the…
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Association News
CMSA Foundation to Focus on Research and Process Improvement
The great work case managers demonstrate daily is often not recognized for its role in research and process improvement. Case…
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Case Management Practice
Managing the Case Manager
BY SAMANTHA WALKER, RN, DNP, CCM, AND SANDRA ZAWALSKI, MSN, RN, CRRN, CCM, ABDA, MSCC This story is based on true events;…
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Care Coordination
Looking for the Pathway to Integrated Care? Follow Your Front Line
BY DOROTHY SANDERS, MHL, RN, CCM Ask any experienced care or case manager about integrated care, and many will tell you…
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Case Management Practice
We All Seek Good Outcomes. What’s a Good Outcome for the Patient?
BY ANNE LLEWELLYN, MS, BHSA, RN, CCM, CRRN, CMGT-BC, BCPA, FCM, AND DENNIS ROBBINS, PhD, MPH I asked Dennis Robbins, a longtime…
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Advocacy
Improving Outcomes and Advancing the Practice of Case Management Through Advocacy
BY SUSAN PLOUGH, MSN, RN, PHCNS-BC, CCM Part of the rich history of CMSA is its commitment to grassroots advocacy through…
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Best Practices
Implementing a Post-acute Resource Center to Improve Patient Care
BY SADIE HUTCHINSON, RN Baton Rouge General Medical Center (BRGMC) did a review of their care management department to evaluate and…
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Workers’ compensation
Workers’ Compensation Case Management: Demonstrating Outcomes and Achieving Goals
BY MARYANN OTT, RN, BSN, CCM, CPC, AND ANNE LLEWELLYN, MS, BHSA, RN, CCM, CRRN, CMGT-BC, BCPA, CM FELLOW Determining outcomes in…
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Science and Data
Research — Where The Action Is!
BY JANET COULTER, MSN, MS, RN, CCM, FCM In my favorite musical, Hamilton, the lead actor sings, "I’m not throwing away my…