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Association News
CMSA Through the Seasons
A SNAPSHOT OF OUR 2021 ACTIVITIES WINTER 2021 Officers Call for Nominations—December 2020 Annual Conference Sessions Launched in ERL—January 2021…
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Legislation in Action Dealing with the Opioid Crisis
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…
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Association News
EXPANDING MEMBER VALUE WITH THE CMSA FOUNDATION
CMSA’s best kept secret is a member benefit that is often underutilized. It is time to spill the beans! Members…
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President's Message
Choices and Voices
BY MELANIE A. PRINCE, MSN, BSN, NE-BC, CCM, FAAN I welcome the year 2021 with a renewed focus on my personal…
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Collaborative Care
Using “Collaborative Care” to Optimize Integrated Population Health
BY GARRY CARNEAL, JD, MA As a father and health insurance expert, I have been challenged to leverage my professional expertise…
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Behavioral Health
Teen Suicide: Heeding the Warning Signs Can Save a Life
BY JANET S. COULTER, MSN, MS, RN, CCM, AND MARYANN OTT, BSN, RN, CCM, CPC, CEAC INTRODUCTION Teen suicide is a serious…
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Whole Person Advocacy
Building Resiliency: The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Mental Health Exigency
BY ALAN BOARDMAN, LMSW, ACM-SW The COVID-19 pandemic is challenging our nation’s healthcare delivery system in unprecedented ways. Healthcare workers on…
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Science and Data
Science And Data-Driven Choice: Shaping Empowerment During COVID-19 And Beyond
BY DENNIS ROBBINS, PhD, MPH, PATRICK DUNN, PhD, AND ROGER ORSINI, MD Uncertainties attendant to COVID-19 surrounding what to do and not to…
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Care Coordination
Case Managers Remain The Key To Coordinated Care…Even During A Pandemic
BY DINA WALKER, RN, MSN, ACM-RN, RN-BC The role of a case manager has changed as a result of the COVID-19…
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COVID-19
Implementing A Patient COVID Care Kit
BY KIMBERLY JUNGKIND, MPH, MBA, BSN, RN, CCM, LSSYB As COVID-19 patients continue to be admitted to hospitals across the U.S.,…