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Care Coordination
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The Power of Breathing

BY RAJITHA BOMMAKANTI, BSN, RN-CCM Case managers are an integral part of the healthcare team. Their roles are crucial in preventing readmissions and coordinating services for patients and their families. During the COVID-19 pandemic, inadequate resources in the community, overloaded caseloads and intensive care units being at maximum capacity have put…

President's Message
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Human Resources and Professional Development

BY COLLEEN MORLEY, DNP, RN, CCM, CMAC, CMCN, ACM-RN Happy New Year! Welcome to 2022! Time for resolutions and fresh starts. I used to make the “usual” resolutions: lose weight, get in shape, make a budget and stick to it. You know how that goes. By week 2, the diet is…

Care Coordination
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Organ Transplant: A Second Chance to Live

BY JANET COULTER, MSN, MS, RN, CCM The list of patients waiting for an organ transplant grows each year and significantly outpaces the availability of transplantable organs. During the pandemic, deceased-donor transplants reached an all-time high. According to the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), the private, non-profit organization that manages…

Telehealth
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Improving Patient Outcomes Via Telehealth Coaching

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.…

President's Message
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Choices and Voices

BY MELANIE A. PRINCE, MSN, BSN, NE-BC, CCM, FAAN I welcome the year 2021 with a renewed focus on my personal and professional choices, and a re-commitment to finding my voice. Choice is typically defined as an act of selecting or making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities.…

Pain Management
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Pain is in the Brain

BY MARK PEW For the approximately 20% of American adults who have chronic pain1 – pain you wake up with, go to sleep with, and that won’t go away until you die – appropriate treatment is of paramount interest. The easiest way to confirm that is by fast-forwarding through commercials on television.…

Pediatric Case Management
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Childhood Obesity—An Epidemic In The United States

BY MICHELLE OSPINA, BS There is an insidious enemy on the rise, and while underlying issues are varied, there are strategies aimed at reducing the incidence of childhood obesity. According to the American Pediatric Association, the United States leads the world in cases of childhood obesity. Despite having one of the…