BY KERRI WIZNER, MPH, CPH, AND KEEMIA VAGHEF, PhD
Managing injured or ill working-age people can be complicated when cases have co-occurring conditions or non-diagnostic factors (like the social determinants of health) driving people toward poor recovery outcomes. These complexities consume considerable time for case managers and can lead to longer recoveries, affecting the patient’s mental health and self-identity.
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.
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.
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…
BY REBECCA L. COLLINS, MS, RN, CCM, CHPN, CENP Care management has proven to be an integral part of patient centered care models throughout the healthcare continuum (AHRQ, 2018). Building an effective care management team is key to program growth and staff retention. One way to achieve a cohesive team is…
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 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…