Source: CMSA Today BY DR. JENNIFER GAZDA, LCSW, NCG, CMC, CDP As case managers, we have the opportunity to provide insightful and supportive care to patients in a variety of roles and settings. While a large proportion of case managers are nurses and social workers, many ancillary professionals also have found themselves serving in the capacity […]
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Source: CMSA Today BY HUSSEIN MICHAEL TAHAN, PhD, RN, FAAN, FCM Advocacy is a defining function of professional case management. It assumes heightened importance at the end of life, when patients and families must navigate complex decisions, emotional distress, and fragmented care systems. Strengthening advocacy capacity among professional case managers is essential to promoting patients’ dignity,
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Source: CMSA Today Whether you are reading this from the conference floor or from your day-to-day work, one thing remains true. Case management is rooted in connection. It is connection to patients, to families, to care teams, and to one another. It is also a reminder that the work you do every day is part
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Source: CMSA Today BY JANET COULTER, MSN, MS, RN, CCM, FCM INTRODUCTION In today’s rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, one truth stands above all others: change is constant and accelerating. There have been exponential advances in technology from smartphones and cloud computing to artificial intelligence, big data, and innovations in healthcare delivery. For professional case managers, it
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Source: CMSA Today BY DR. RAINE ARNDT-COUCH, DSW, JD, LCSW, CCM, FCM You open a chart, review the care plan, and immediately get the sense that you have seen this plan before. Maybe not for this client specifically, but for someone else. And someone else before that. The goals are technically reasonable. The interventions sound
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Source: CMSA Today BY CHAD CHERINGTON, MD STANDING AT THE BEDSIDE I have spent much of my professional life standing beside patients during some of the most defining moments they will ever face. As a medical oncologist, hematologist, and internist, I have celebrated victories and supported families through heartbreaking farewells. These experiences have shaped not
Source: CMSA Today BY VERNA SIMMONS ROBINSON, MSN, RN, CCM, CMCN, and TIFFANY CAMPBELL, RN, BSN, CCM Human trafficking is a serious criminal and public health concern with direct implications for clinical care delivery, patient safety, and care coordination. It involves the exploitation of individuals for labor or commercial sex through force, fraud, or coercion.
Source: CMSA Today BY PAUL BORJA, RN, PHN, DBA, DHA, DNP, EdD, PhD, CCM, ACM-RN, CMAC, CMGT-BC, CNML, CMCN, CDONA, FSIEN, FADLN, FACDONA, FAACM Hospitals operate in one of the most complex and regulated environments in modern healthcare. As patient acuity rises and behavioral health needs increase, the demand for advanced psychosocial expertise has never
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Source: CMSA Today BY SCOTT ADAIR COX, MSW, LCSW Professionals working in hospice are familiar with how end-of-life conversations are difficult, frequently avoided, and often considered taboo. Directing this conversation around a pediatric patient tends to exacerbate discomfort. Parents are not ready to consider their child’s mortality; friends and extended family are unsure of what
Ripple in Still Water: Taboo Topic, Real Experience Read More »
Source: CMSA Today BY COLLEEN MORLEY, DNP, RN, CCM, CMAC, CMGT-BC, CMCN, ACM-RN, FCM, FAACM, AND SANDRA ZAWALSKI, MSN, RN, CCM, CRRN, MSCC Discharge planning is a critical component of healthcare delivery, particularly for the elderly population (aged 65 years and older), who experience disproportionately high rates of hospital readmissions, adverse drug events, and functional
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