BY KELVA EDMUNDS-WALLER, DNP, RN, CCM
Primary care is the gateway of healthcare delivery, positive health outcomes and health equity. Case managers can address implementation barriers by standardizing case management care delivery and collecting and communicating population health outcomes.
BY SUSAN PLOUGH, MSN, RN, PHCNS-BC, CCM
Part of the rich history of CMSA is its commitment to grassroots advocacy through Day on the Hill events.
BY SADIE HUTCHINSON, RN
Baton Rouge General Medical Center (BRGMC) did a review of their care management department to evaluate and identify structural and operational improvements.
BY MARYANN OTT, RN, BSN, CCM, CPC, AND ANNE LLEWELLYN, MS, BHSA, RN, CCM, CRRN, CMGT-BC, BCPA, CM FELLOW
Determining outcomes in workers’ compensation case management comes down to knowing the rules in your state, the organization you work for and the needs of the injured worker. In this article two seasoned workers’ compensation case managers talk about how you can demonstrate the outcomes and achieve goals in this dynamic area of case management.
BY MARY ELLEN GERVAIS, PhD, RN, CCM
Perhaps the first step in looking at outcomes for care management, or any clinical program, is to identify the purpose of capturing outcomes.
BY DR. COLLEEN MORLEY, DNP, RN, CCM, CMAC, CMCN, ACM-RN, FCM
I have been so excited about this edition of CMSA Today since we set the editorial calendar last year. The focus is on improving outcomes and case managers being “disruptive innovators,” creating new programs to solve problems and getting the word out to the healthcare world about the incredible work that case managers do day in and day out.