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by Melanie A. Prince, USAF, Colonel, retired MSS, MSN, BSN, NE-BC, CCM, FAAN President, CMSA 2020 - 2022 CMSA has started a blog! Watch this space for the latest info on trends, events, case studies, and industry. This blog is FOR case managers and BY case managers....

by Michael B. Garrett, MS, CCM, CVE, BCPA In light of the racial and justice issues impacting the United States that have reverberated around the world, there is a growing awareness of the impact of racism and other forms of discriminatory actions impacting the health...

by Rebecca Perez, MSN RN CCM "The most expensive and challenging populations found in the current health care system will remain underserved until there is a unified effort- rather than small incremental steps- to improve care for the nation's high needs patients."...

by Gerry Stanley, M.D., FAAFP, P-CEO We have all felt overwhelmed when dealing with patients suffering from pain…so many choices and so few options. We try to do what is best for our patient, but are confined to options that feel like the lesser of two evils:  Drug A...

By Angel Strange, LMSW, Business Change Manager, Anthem, Inc CMSA Foundation - 2020 Case Management Practice Improvement Award Recipient Case manager Margo Gordon found herself in a Tennessee emergency room last year. It wasn’t the first time she had been there to...