BY STACEY HERMAN, MS, CESP, AND MAUREEN VAN STONE, ESQ., MS
Not only do case managers assist with transitioning their clients from pediatric medical services to adult care, but they must also prepare the individual and their parent or guardian for the change from school-based services to employment services.
BY MELANIE A. PRINCE, MSN, BSN, NE-BC, CCM, FAAN This issue of CMSA Today is one of the most important of the year, and the articles are timely and relevant for patients, families, caregivers, patients’ support systems and healthcare personnel. This particular president’s message falls in line as well, given the past year…
BY NICOLE DePACE, MS, APRN, GNP-BC, ACHPN Gerald is an 84-year-old man with Parkinson’s disease, a history of CVA, atrial fibrillation on anticoagulation, anemia and is hard of hearing. He has been hospitalized twice in the past 6 months due to severe anemia that is likely due to gastrointestinal bleeding, though…
BY DEBORAH ZEVENEY, RN, MS, CCM DEFINING THE ISSUE In addition to the surge of patients diagnosed with acute symptoms of COVID, case managers have been faced with transition or care planning for patients experiencing symptoms post-acutely. Planning is complicated by an environment that is decidedly unstable. The goal of this…
Transition of Care From Pediatric to Adult Healthcare System: Advocating for the Medically Complex Adolescent BY AMY HENLEY, RN, BSN, MSN/ED, RNC-NIC There are many facets to nursing but none as all-encompassing as advocacy. We can have all the clinical knowledge and expertise in the world, yet if we do not…
BY JENNY QUIGLEY-STICKNEY, MSN, BSN, MHA, MA, CCM, ACM-RN, CPHM, CMSA PUBLIC POLICY CHAIR AND SUSAN PLOUGH, MSN, APRN, BC, CCM, CMSA VICE CHAIR PUBLIC POLICY In 2019, we ended our public policy calendar year at the annual conference in Las Vegas, with our Public Policy Forum focused on examining…