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Featured
Case Managers Can and Are
BY MELANIE A. PRINCE, MSN, BSN, NE-BC, CCM October 11 – 17th was National Case Management Week, although many of us…
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Past President's Corner
Reflections of the Dying Journey
BY KATHLEEN MOREO, BSN, BHSA, RN, B-C, CCM, CDMC Our own values and beliefs about death and dying can have an…
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Advance Care Planning
A Key Hat You Must Wear
BY M. JANE MARKLEY, RN, FACHE(R) As a case manager, you have a plethora of roles, functions, and activities for which…
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Hospice Care
A Consumer’s Perspective: 3 Tips for Helping Your Clients Through the End of Life
BY TRISH LAUB When our parents simultaneously had serious health conditions, my family had to navigate the medical system and the…
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Palliative Care
Palliative Care: Really Good Medical Care
BY MICHAEL J. DEMORATZ, PhD, LCSW, CCM Case managers working in acute and outpatient settings have probably heard about palliative care…
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End-Of-Life Care
An Inside Look at Death From a Patient Advocate/Hospice Volunteer
BY ALTHEA HALCHUCK, EJD, CT, BCPA Death is the cosmic bell whose ring we hear, ever so faintly, even at the…
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Pain Management
Pain Management: Seek Out Alternatives
BY MICHELLE DESPRES, PT, CEAS II, CETS, AND KEVIN GLENNON, RN, BSN, CDMS, CWCP, QRP SITUATION Musculoskeletal disorders – injury or pain…
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Evidence-Based Case Management Practice = Improved Outcomes the CMSA Foundation
Poster Presented at the 2020 National CMSA Virtual Conference BY SUSIE RATTERREE, BSN, RN, CCM, AND SHEILAH McGLONE, RN, CCM Case management…
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Pain Management
Pain is in the Brain
BY MARK PEW For the approximately 20% of American adults who have chronic pain1 – pain you wake up with, go to…
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Pain Management
Utilization of Acupuncture as a Solution for Pain Management
BY SANDRA KAHN, MSOM, BSN, RN, AP, Dipl. AP The proven, time-tested benefits of acupuncture are why it has grown exponentially…