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President's Message
Pioneering Advances in Organ Transplantation: A Journey of Innovation and Hope
BY JANET COULTER, MSN, MS, RN, CCM, FCM In December 2024, a 53-year-old woman from Alabama who had endured kidney failure…
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Association News
Elevating Case Management Through Education, Networking and Community: CMSA in 2025
In a profession as dynamic and vital as case management, staying informed, connected and prepared is key to providing exceptional…
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Elder Care
Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly
Frailty scores, aging in place, connecting seniors with PACE programs BY LISA SIMMONS-FIELDS, DNP, MSA, RN, CCM, CPHQ, FCM, AND…
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Suicide Prevention
Suicide and Older Adults: Risk Factors and Best Practices for Case Managers
BY JENNIFER GAZDA, LCSW, CMC, CDP Many of us have been personally impacted in some way by suicide over the…
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Hospice Care
The State of Hospice
BY SARA DADO, BSW, MSW, LCSW November has always been one of my favorite months of the year. Partially because…
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Legal issues
Estate and Medicaid Planning: What Case Managers Need to Know 101
BY RONALD R. KEARNS, RN, ESQ. Case managers play a key role in helping patients navigate the complicated maze of…
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Regulatory issues
Incorporating Frailty Standards into Case Management
By TIFFANY FERGUSON, LMSW, CMAC, ACM The Age-Friendly Hospital Rating, introduced as part of the CMS 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment…
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Legal issues
California’s Epple Act to Long-Term Care Patient Representative Program: Solution to Nursing Home and Intermediate Care Facility Mentally Incapacitated Residents’ Care Gaps
BY PAUL BORJA, RN, DNP, EdD, PhD, PHN, CCM, ACM-RN, CMAC, CMCN, CNML, CMGT-BC, CDONA, FACDONA, FAACM Healthcare decision-making is…
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End-Of-Life Care
Collaborating with End-of-Life Doulas to Support Patients Needs
BY LOREN TALBOT, INELDA’S DIRECTOR OF PARTNERSHIPS AND COMMUNICATIONS The death positive movement of the past decade has ushered in…
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End-Of-Life Care
A Day in the Life of a Death Doula
BY CATHERINE DURKIN ROBINSON When most people think of doulas, they think of non-medical professionals helping to facilitate the birth…