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Care Coordination
The Need: Coordination of I/DD Services in Hospitals
BY DR. MERCEDES WILLIAMS, DBH, MPH/ID, LMSW, CCM Since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) initiation in 2010, case management has continued…
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Suicide Prevention
Suicide Prevention in Teens and Children
BY DR. SUZANNE RYBCZYNSKI AND DR. CARMEN LOPEZ-ARVIZU On October 19, 2021, faced with the toll of the COVID-19 pandemic on an already…
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Organ Transplant
Transplant Patients and Survivor’s Guilt
BY JANET COULTER, MSN, MS, RN, CCM, AND DR. CATHY CAMPBELL, DNP, RN, MBA, CHC, FACHE, CCM Receiving a cadaver organ transplant…
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Palliative Care
Defining and Describing Palliative Care With a Focus on Case Management
BY NICOLE DePACE, MS, APRN, GNP-BC, ACHPN Gerald is an 84-year-old man with Parkinson’s disease, a history of CVA, atrial fibrillation…
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Health Literacy
Healthy Literacy: Understanding the Need for Community Health Literacy Classes
BY MORGANNE SKINNER, RN, BSN Imagine this: You are going to your doctor’s office for a routine exam. You are allotted…
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Transitions of Care
Recurrent Clostridioides Difficile: Building Bridges Through Transitions of Care
BY TEENA CHOPRA, MD, MPH, MATHEW LEPERA, DO, AND GLENN TILLOTSON, PhD BACKGROUND Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infection is the number one cause of…
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Wearables
Wearable Robotics: From Cinema to Reality
BY KYLE J. WALKER, MHA, ATP The term wearables paints a very broad stroke, even for a healthcare canvas. Wearable can…
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President's Message
A Measured Mindset
BY MELANIE A. PRINCE, MSN, BSN, NE-BC, CCM, FAAN I proudly hail from Louisiana, where great food is the DNA of…
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Assessment and Planning
Nutrition And Physical Activity: Strong Evidence-Based Reasons To Include In Assessment And Planning
BY PAULA TAYLOR, BSN, RN, CCM Nutrition and physical activities are now recognized not just as incidental lifestyle habits but as…
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Social Determinants of Health
Health Confidence & Simulation: A Novel Approach to Patient Education to Improve Patient Engagement & Reduce Readmissions
CMSA FOUNDATION — 2020 CASE MANAGEMENT PRACTICE IMPROVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENT BY COLLEEN MORLEY, DNP, RN, CCM, CMAC, CMCN, ACM-RN Early in…
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