BY JENNY QUIGLEY-STICKNEY, RN, MSN, MHA, MA, CCM, ACM-RN, CPHM Nurses and social workers have been drawn to the travel case management field during the pandemic to help fill a need to quickly transition trained case managers into vacant slots in acute care and throughout the continuum of care. Case managers…
BY KELVA EDMUNDS-WALLER, MSN, RN, CCM Integration of nurse case managers in primary care is an increasingly popular population health strategy to improve healthcare quality, reduce healthcare costs and improve the patient experience. Case managers are intuitive thinkers able to assemble information from various sources and quickly see the “big picture.”…
BY BARBARA LEACH, MS, BSN, RN, AND EDNA B. CLIFTON, MBA, BSN, RN Learning does not stop when you finish your degree. It must be a lifetime commitment for you to continue in your career no matter what path you choose. Choosing to advance your career is a decision that requires…
BY FRANCINO AZEVEDO, PhD, MSN, RN CMSA’s 2021 Conference theme is “Staking a Claim in the New World.” What better way to kick off the conference than by sharing experiences and best practices from our colleagues around the globe? We know there may be differences in frameworks or processes, but our…
THE CASE MANAGER’S PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY CMSA supports the professional growth of our members and the entire case manager community throughout their career. Each destination in a case manager’s career is a critical step in their educational journey, with each step building upon the previous one, creating a pyramid of knowledge…
BY DAWN V. GAY, MBA-HCM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CAREADVISORS As value-based care programs are adopted across the country, it’s no surprise to healthcare providers that all predictions point to an increase in alternative payment models. Social care management that addresses economic stability, housing, food insecurity, employment and other social determinants of…
BY SYLVIA ARUFFO, PhD “I tell all my patients how to do selfcare. It’s up to them whether they adhere or not.” This is the equality approach to patient education: Everyone gets the same instructions. More literate patients are likely to succeed. But patients with health literacy deficits are not. To…
BY ADRIANA PARRALES, MSW OVERVIEW Equity is a principle that has long been discussed and fought for within the U.S. healthcare system. Ensuring that all individuals have equal access to quality care is at the core of every hospital’s mission. What hospitals have found is that putting equity into practice can…
BY MICHAEL B. GARRETT, MS, CCM, CVE, BCPA INTRODUCTION In light of the racial and justice issues impacting the United States that have reverberated around the world, there is a growing awareness of the impact of racism and other forms of discriminatory actions impacting the health and safety of marginalized populations.…
BY RAINE ARNDT-COUCH, JD, MSW, LCSW/LCSW-C, CCM As a healthcare social worker with over a decade of case management experience working with diverse populations across multiple practice settings, I have dedicated my professional efforts toward improving the health and well-being of individuals and populations who are most vulnerable. Rooted in fundamental…