community health
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Rural Health
Enhancing Rural Healthcare in Illinois: A Comprehensive Strategy by the Illinois Nurses Foundation
BY SUSAN Y. SWART, EDD, MS, RN, CAE The Illinois Nurses Foundation is spearheading a transformative initiative to address the critical…
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Rural Health
Transitions of Care for Patients in Rural Communities
BY NANCY SKINNER, RN, CCM, CMGT-BC, ACM-RN, CMCN, FCM The term rural often evokes bucolic images of vast areas of farmlands…
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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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Health Equity
Care Management Partnership with Community Health Workers Is Leading to Greater Health Equity
BY LISA SIMMONS-FIELDS, DNP, MSA, RN, CCM, CPHQ, FCM, AND MAUREEN PIKE, MPH, MBA, RN INTRODUCTION For the past three years, Trinity…
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President's Message
Bridging the Gap: How Case Managers Can Combat Food Insecurity to Advance Health Equity
BY JANET COULTER, MSN, MS, RN, CCM, FCM Food insecurity, defined as the lack of consistent access to enough food for…
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CMSA Foundation
The Pathway Home™ Program Revisited: Update on the Recipient of the 2019 CMSA Foundation Award for Case Management Practice Improvement
BY BARRY GRANEK, LMHC, PAMELA MATTEL, LCSW, AND GERALDO RAMOS, MSW, MPA Introduction Pathway Home™ was launched in 2014 with…
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Continuum of Care
The Center for Successful Aging: Subacute at Home Program
A Collaboration to Expand Home Health Services BY BERNIE RAVITZ, MD, CHCQM-PHYADV, FABQAURPABAM, PAC-CDI The Center for Successful Aging at…
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Social Determinants of Health
Rural Healthcare Needs: Meeting the Needs of SDOH Challenges
BY AVERA WHITE, MSN, RN, CCM Imagine growing up in a rural area where neighbors know each other and their children.…
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