Browsing: best practices

Science and Data
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Gene Therapy: The Next Big Thing

BY MARY PAQUETTE, RN, BSN, CCM, AND MELINDA BAXTER, RN, MSN, CCM
Gene therapy is the latest high-cost challenge facing health plans and reinsurers alike. The need to understand issues associated with treatments, medical management, network management and contracting will evolve and persist.

Best Practices
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The Ingredients Required to Develop a State-of-the-Art Pediatric Care Management Team

BY JENNY QUIGLEY-STICKNEY, RN, MSN, MHA, MA, CCM, ACM-RN, CPHM, CMAC
To better understand what is required to develop the specialized skills to work at the world-renowned Boston’s Children’s Hospital, CMSA Today invited three case managers from this prestigious center designed to treat pediatric patients from birth to adulthood, with acute to chronic pediatric care conditions.

Association News
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WE APPRECIATE YOU—ALL YEAR LONG!

SHERRY L. ALIOTTA, RN, BC, BSN, CCM ASSOCIATION NEWS: CMSA had a great time celebrating case managers for National Case Management Week, October 10-16, 2021, but we need more than just a week to acknowledge everything you do! Thank you for your tireless work to improve the lives of your…

Telehealth
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Maximizing The Role Of Telehealth In Managing Diabetes

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…

COVID-19
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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., we are all challenged to be supportive of these patients and their families. At Marble Falls Medical Center, part of the Baylor Scott and White Health System in Texas, the…