Source: CMSA Today BY MARY MCLAUGHLIN DAVIS, DNP, ACNS-BC, NEA-BC Case managers are expert communicators and understand this is a skill essential to meet the CMSA Standards of Practice and effectively help patients navigate a complex health system (CMSA, 2022). They may meet their patients in person either in the acute or ambulatory care setting. […]
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Source: CMSA Today BY CAROL GARNER, RN, CCMSA South Africa is a country on the tip of the African continent with a population of 60 million and a land mass the size of Texas. The healthcare structure is a combination of state-based care where every resident has access to basic healthcare; this involves long queues
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Source: CMSA Today BY JANET COULTER, MSN, MS, RN, CCM, FCM International case management – how exciting! CMSA has created an International Special Interest Group (ISIG) linking CMSA with case management societies around the world. The ISIG provides a supportive environment for professional growth and the exchange of ideas in a global case management landscape.
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Source: CMSA Today With the first quarter of 2024 behind us, Case Management Society of America (CMSA) members have been busy engaging with many valuable opportunities to expand their skill sets, making an impact on Capitol Hill, earning continuing education credits, boosting their resumes and learning from and supporting their case management peers. CMSA Virtual
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Source: CMSA Today BY SANDRA ZAWALSKI, MSN, RN, CRRN, CCM, ABDA, MSCC I sometimes wonder why patients are readmitted with the same diagnosis. Is it because they don’t follow the prescribed treatment plan, which can occur for a variety of reasons? Or did they not understand the discharge instructions? Many times, patients just want to leave
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Source: CMSA Today BY DONALD T. DECARLO AND ROGER THOMPSON Technological developments beginning in the 20th century have had a dramatic impact on the workplace. The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a further dramatic shift as many employees transitioned to working from home or from locations apart from the traditional office. Before COVID-19, work was synonymous with the office.
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Source: CMSA Today BY SHELLEY O’BRIEN, MSW, LICSW, CCM This article summarizes the project selected to receive the 2022 CMSA Foundation Process Improvement Award. March 11, 2020, was a historic day. It was the day everything changed. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared SARSr-CoV-2 a global pandemic. Living and working in Washington state
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