BY JONATHAN J. MORELLO, MSN, RN, CCM, AND ERICA W. OBERMAN, BSN, RN, CCM In September 2019, as a part of our contract with the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), our New Hampshire (NH) Healthy Families Medical Management Leadership team developed and went live with a transitional care…
BY KATHY DRISCOLL, RN, CCM As a growing body of research continues to point to the increasing impact of external factors on people’s health, the healthcare industry is also evolving in the way it delivers care.1 Case managers stand at the forefront of this evolution. Case managers understand how often-overlooked factors such…
BY JANET COULTER, MSN, MS, RN, CCM Does your case management team feel stressed? Isolated? Not effective? Overworked? Fatigued? Underappreciated? Showing your team that they are valued and respected in this difficult and uncertain time will increase the team’s resilience and decrease the negative impact of these unprecedented challenges. Here are…
BY SUSAN STERN, RN, CCM, MHA HOW THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC STARTED Near the start of the year 2020, public health officials reported the first COVID-19-positive cases in the U.S. and the onset of the pandemic. The first major problem the hospitals faced was expanding ICU bed capacity for COVID-19-positive patients. In…
BY JANET COULTER, MSN, MS, RN, CCM, AND MARYANN OTT, BSN, RN, CCM, CPC Caring for elderly parents and preparing for their end of life is the most difficult time. For baby boomers, it comes at a time when they are preparing for retirement and making plans for a relaxing future. Baby…
INLAND NORTHWEST CHAPTER Fall Celebration for the Spokane chapter to celebrate Case Management Week was held virtually on Wednesday, October 21 from 5:30-7:30. Two Ethics CE credits for “Case Management Ethics – Lifting the Fog,” presented by Jenny Q. MID-ATLANTIC CHAPTER Opens in modal lightbox The Mid-Atlantic board of directors…
BY MELANIE A. PRINCE, MSN, BSN, NE-BC, CCM I suspect there are many of you experiencing a roller coaster ride of professional and emotional reactions to our world, your family and careers. Consider the COVID-19 pandemic: There have been extraordinary changes to our life patterns as we prevent, mitigate and navigate…
BY MARYBETH KURLAND, CAE, HUSSEIN M. TAHAN, PhD, RN, FAAN, AND VIVIAN CAMPAGNA, MSN, RN-BC, CCM The demands placed on healthcare professionals, providers and payers have been well-documented, with the continued rise of value-based care and accountable care models that emphasize cost-efficiency and outcomes (Tahan, Kurland, and Baker, 2020a). Within this dynamic, the…
BY ANNE LLEWELLYN, MS, BHSA, RN-BC, CCM, CRRN I would like to dedicate this Past Presidents Column to Jose Alejandro, PhD, RN-BC, NEA-BC, CCM, ACM-RN, MBA, FACHE, FAAN, and Melanie Prince, MSN, RN, NE-BC, CCM. Jose is the outgoing president and Melanie is the incoming president of CMSA! Traditionally, the past…
BY JOSE ALEJANDRO, PHD, RN-BC, NEA-BC, MBA, CCM, FACHE, FAAN Marian Moser Jones & Matilda Saines (2019) poignantly discuss the role of African American nurses during the 1918-1919 Great Flu Pandemic. Jones & Saines note that the pandemic was the impetus for “opening doors.” They conclude their article by stating…