Browsing: professional development

Career Development
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Articulating Your Individual Value as a Professional Case Manager

BY HUSSEIN M. TAHAN, PhD, RN, FAAN, FCM

Professional case managers (PCMs) have been crucial to the effective delivery of healthcare services for people and communities. They have been known to add value to the person’s experience within the healthcare environment. Effectively communicating our value as PCMs is essential to demonstrating our impact on both patient and healthcare organization’s outcomes, but also on case management practice at large. In this article, I explore various strategies we can employ to impactfully and confidently communicate our value as PCMs.

Leadership
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Case Managers as Leaders

By Donna Todd, MSN, RN-BC, CCM
As I was thinking about leadership and case managers, the first thought that I had was, do all case managers see themselves as leaders? I hope everyone said “absolutely.” For those of you who said “no,” did you say that because you don’t have a formal title? Some of the best leaders do not have a formal title!

Career Development
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Development of a Clinical Advancement Program to Promote Career Growth

BY ERIN K. CUNNINGHAM, BSN, RN, CCM
Select Medical operates over 105 critical illness recovery hospitals (long-term acute care hospitals) as well as over 30 inpatient rehabilitation hospitals. The care coordination department developed a clinical advancement program for directors of case management and case managers in order to encourage professional growth, reward professional growth, and increase employee satisfaction.

President's Message
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Professional Development

BY DR. COLLEEN MORLEY, DNP, RN, CCM, CMAC, CMCN, ACM-RN, FCM
I am a big believer in the need for lifelong learning, the importance of continued professional development and the role of networking in these endeavors. That is why my membership in CMSA is an integral part of my professional toolbox.

Integrated Case Management
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Meet the 2020 Recipient of CMSA’s ICM Training Scholarship

BY RAINE ARNDT-COUCH, JD, MSW, LCSW/LCSW-C, CCM As a healthcare social worker with over a decade of case management experience working with diverse populations across multiple practice settings, I have dedicated my professional efforts toward improving the health and well-being of individuals and populations who are most vulnerable. Rooted in fundamental…