BY REBECCA KUSHINS, MSW, LICSW, BC-TMH Since 1955, American mental health care has been moving away from institutional settings and into the community at large. What started as the stated goal of the government to increase the dignity of patients with mental health concerns, decrease their stigmatization, and of course, to…
BY NANCY LABOULIERE, BSN, RN, CDCES When I first transitioned to remote nursing, it was a major change from front-line cardiac critical care nursing. One evening at the beginning of my shift, the day nurse was giving me a report and telling me she was starting a new job on Monday…
BY RAJITHA BOMMAKANTI, RN, BSN, CCM, FCN, LNC Health coaching for wellness to improve patient health outcomes has shown some promising results. However, it is evolving within clinical settings and is widely being used by many during the COVID-19 pandemic period. In 2020, more people used telemedicine than in previous years.…
BY SUSAN CURTIN MCDONNELL, RN, BSN At no other time in modern history have the effects of stress and anxiety on medical and behavioral health been so clearly realized and documented as they are now during the COVID-19 pandemic. Every human being on the planet is having to face a new…
BY REBECCA PEREZ, MSN, RN, CCM “The most expensive and challenging populations found in the current healthcare system will remain underserved until there is a unified effort rather than small incremental steps to improve care for the nation’s high needs patients.” —National Academy of Medicine Care provided to individuals with complex health…
BY ANGEL STRANGE, LMSW CMSA FOUNDATION–2020 CASE MANAGEMENT PRACTICE IMPROVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENT Case manager Margo Gordon found herself in a Tennessee emergency room last year. It wasn’t the first time she had been there to help a member of a Medicaid health plan, operated by an affiliated plan of Anthem Inc.,…
2021 ANNUAL CONVENTION June 8-11, 2021 Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort Orlando, FL Featuring Keynote Speakers: Alton Fitzgerald White captivates audiences whenever and wherever he performs. This triple talented singer, actor, and dancer has starred in six smash Broadway hits! He made his Broadway debut starring as John in Miss Saigon…
BY ANNE LLEWELLYN, MS, BHSA, RN-BC, CCM, CRRN 2021 will be an important year for the practice of case management. As the healthcare industry changes, so will case managers. When there is disruption—there is innovation. Case managers who have their finger on the pulse of the industry know when to pivot…
A SNAPSHOT OF OUR 2021 ACTIVITIES WINTER 2021 Officers Call for Nominations—December 2020 Annual Conference Sessions Launched in ERL—January 2021 CMSA Award Nominations Due—Early February Case Load Calculator Survey Launched CMSA Foundation Awards: CMPI and CMR ICM Training Scholarship Margaret Leonard Public Policy Grant SPRING 2021 CMSA Officer Elections—March CMSA…
BY JENNY QUIGLEY-STICKNEY, RN, MSN, MHA, MA, CCM, ACM-RN, CPHM, THERESE M. QUINN, RN, BSN, CRRN, CCM, JD, LAURA CURTIN, RN, MSN, AND AMY CHARTIER, MSN, BA, RN-BC The CMSNE Public Policy Committee developed our 2020 poster entitled “Opioid Legislation in Action for Professional Case Managers” as a follow-up to our 2018-2019 poster, “Legislation…