BY REBECCA KUSHINS, MSW, LICSW, BC-TMH Since 1955, American mental health care has been moving away from institutional settings and into the community at large. What started as the stated goal of the government to increase the dignity of patients with mental health concerns, decrease their stigmatization, and of course, to…
BY RAJITHA BOMMAKANTI, RN, BSN, CCM, FCN, LNC Health coaching for wellness to improve patient health outcomes has shown some promising results. However, it is evolving within clinical settings and is widely being used by many during the COVID-19 pandemic period. In 2020, more people used telemedicine than in previous years.…
BY SUSAN CURTIN MCDONNELL, RN, BSN At no other time in modern history have the effects of stress and anxiety on medical and behavioral health been so clearly realized and documented as they are now during the COVID-19 pandemic. Every human being on the planet is having to face a new…
BY JENNY QUIGLEY-STICKNEY, RN, MSN, MHA, MA, CCM, ACM-RN, CPHM, THERESE M. QUINN, RN, BSN, CRRN, CCM, JD, LAURA CURTIN, RN, MSN, AND AMY CHARTIER, MSN, BA, RN-BC The CMSNE Public Policy Committee developed our 2020 poster entitled “Opioid Legislation in Action for Professional Case Managers” as a follow-up to our 2018-2019 poster, “Legislation…
BY JANET S. COULTER, MSN, MS, RN, CCM, AND MARYANN OTT, BSN, RN, CCM, CPC, CEAC INTRODUCTION Teen suicide is a serious public health problem that can have lasting harmful effects on individuals, families, and communities. The rate of teen suicide has increased over the last decade. According to the Centers for…
BY ALAN BOARDMAN, LMSW, ACM-SW The COVID-19 pandemic is challenging our nation’s healthcare delivery system in unprecedented ways. Healthcare workers on the front lines compare the conditions to a war zone.1 The psychological burden of the pandemic affects all segments of our society. The intensity and duration of the COVID-19 emergency require…
BY DENNIS ROBBINS, PhD, MPH, PATRICK DUNN, PhD, AND ROGER ORSINI, MD Uncertainties attendant to COVID-19 surrounding what to do and not to do, how to be safe and protect have been infused with distraction, confusion, and chaos on multiple fronts. Uncertainty is exacerbated by the high degree of uncertainty spawned by fragmentary…
BY DINA WALKER, RN, MSN, ACM-RN, RN-BC The role of a case manager has changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Effectively managing a patient caseload in inpatient rehab isn’t easy under our normal conditions. Case managers are accustomed to “managing during a crisis.” They often have patients who have…
BY KIMBERLY JUNGKIND, MPH, MBA, BSN, RN, CCM, LSSYB As COVID-19 patients continue to be admitted to hospitals across the U.S., we are all challenged to be supportive of these patients and their families. At Marble Falls Medical Center, part of the Baylor Scott and White Health System in Texas, the…
BY BONNIE GELD, MSW The global COVID-19 pandemic will have significant impacts for both health systems and patients. It is clear there will be economic, clinical, and psychosocial consequences, among others. While these consequences continue to be better understood, especially the magnitude of the financial losses to hospitals, the silver lining…