BY DENNIS A. ROBBINS, PhD, MPH, AND BOB RALEIGH, PhD We survived! Now it’s time to thrive. But how? We need the right path and to create architectures within which we all can comfortably fit. Add a dose of prudence to not become sabotaged by our own perceptions. The pandemic fallout has…
BY ERIC BERGMAN, RN, BA, CCM It has become cliche to talk about how the past year has changed this or affected that, but the fact remains that the pandemic is one of the most influential events of our generation. Among the things exposed by the pandemic have been the frailties…
BY MARTHA PRESSLEY-TURNER, RN-CGMT, BSN, MS, LCCE, FACCE “Rather, ten times, die in the surf, heralding the way to a new world, than stand idly on the shore.” —Florence Nightingale Last year, I was losing hair from the stress of not being able to help my colleagues in New York City…
BY PATTI GRADY, MSSL, RN, CCM, CCP, CMCN COVID has brought significant change to case management practice in Texas as well as the entire country. The first wave of COVID drove dramatic increases in COVID hospitalizations and increased utilization for those patients. Many healthcare systems struggled with bed capacity, equipment and…
BY CAPTAIN LJ BELSITO, RN, MSN, CCM Registered nurse and board-certified case manager Captain LJ Belsito deployed to Japan early in the pandemic during 2020 to help locate and treat Americans displaced in local hospitals due to a COVID-19 outbreak on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship. Here is her story.…
BY TRINA MAYS, RN, BSN, CCM, CRC I haven’t worked at the bedside in a while. Like many nurses, I began my career in a hospital and was able to work intimately with thousands of different people. Bedside nursing was challenging and fulfilling, but after several years, I needed a change.…
BY DENNIS A. ROBBINS, PhD, MPH, AND ROBERT RALEIGH, PhD As with any identifiable group that shares a point of view on a topic of interest, the capacity to understand why people do what they do is often a mystery. Why anyone would turn their back on a cure for one the…
BY MICHELLE BRUSIO, MSN, RN, CCM As case managers, we know the importance of assessing our patients for current needs as well as future heath needs. We ensure that our patients have access to a primary care provider, an appointment scheduled after an admission, a completed medication reconciliation and no barriers…
BY SANDRA LOWERY, RN-BC, CCM Each month, we will look at a case management leader recommended by one of the past presidents of CMSA. The criteria for a nomination is that the professional has contributed to the practice of case management and has inspired others to step up to become leaders…
BY CAROL GARNER, RN, CCMSA A country no bigger than Texas, South Africa is filled with beauty and magnificence, from wildlife to mountain peaks, awesome beaches and the best winelands. It has a population of 60 million people of all races and diverse cultures. The onset of COVID-19 as a global…