Source: CMSA Today BY MICHELLE BRUSIO, MSN, RN, CCM There is often confusion between food allergies and food intolerances. Food allergies and food intolerances can share similar symptoms; however, they can also differ significantly in severity, cause, and overall body reaction. Food intolerances can cause discomfort, leaving one feeling miserable. However, a food allergy reaction […]
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Source: CMSA Today BY JENNY QUIGLEY-STICKNEY, RN, MSN, MHA, MA, CCM, ACM-RN CPHM FCM The power of professional organizations in case management lies in their ability to provide personal and professional development, support disease management, and enhance knowledge of legislative issues that help evolve our profession. Over the past 35 years as a professional case
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Source: CMSA Today Every October, the case management community pauses to celebrate the professionals who are at the very heart of coordinated, compassionate care. National Case Management Week is more than recognition—it’s a movement that shines a light on the essential role case managers play in navigating complexity, advocating for patients, improving outcomes and ensuring
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Source: CMSA Today BY RAINE ARNDT-COUCH, DSW, JD, LCSW, CCM The Ethical Foundations of Case Management Professional case managers are expected to behave and practice ethically, adhering to the tenets of their respective professional codes of ethics. Additionally, the CMSA Standards of Practice for Case Management (“Standards of Practice”) Standard D – Ethics includes five
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Source: CMSA Today BY MICHELLE BRUSIO, MSN RN, CCM With an ever-changing healthcare system, policy changes, potential local and federal budget cuts and program reductions and helping clients navigate the complex healthcare system, advocacy is one of the most challenging and powerful skills a case manager can possess. CMSA states that case managers will seek creative
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Source: CMSA Today BY MICHAEL B. GARRETT, MS, CCM, CVE In order to enhance gender health in professional case management practice, it is important to understand some key concepts in gender, sex and sexuality. This is particularly important when serving sexual and gender minority (SGM) clients in professional case management practice. The purpose of this article
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Source: CMSA Today BY DR. EMILEY MORTON, DSW, LISW-S Marcus had been passed from one provider to the next. Every chart told a similar story: He was described as emotionally distant, frequently irritable and difficult to engage. He missed appointments, returned few calls and sat stiffly during groups without speaking. His affect was flat. His tone
Source: CMSA Today BY JENNIFER GAZDA, LCSW, CMC, CDP When we hear of intimate partner violence (IPV), we quickly come to the be lief that the relationship is between a man and a woman, with the woman being the victim, and the man being the aggressor. However, violence against men is more common than the general
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Source: CMSA Today BY THERESA M. LITZINGER, BA, MSN, RN, CCM Becoming a parent is lifechanging for both parents. The dynamics of parenthood are evolving as social norms change. Fathers are much more likely to be involved in caring for their children than in past decades, yet support for fathers’ emotional health is far more limited
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Source: CMSA Today BY JANET S. COULTER, MSN, MS, RN, CCM, FCM According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), unintentional injury is the third leading cause of death and disability for males in the United States, particularly those between the ages of 1 and 44 (CDC, 2023). In 2021 alone, nearly 130,000 people
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