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Who Will Take Care of You?

Who Will Take Care of You?

By Sandra Zawalski, MSN Ed, RN, CRRN, CCM, ABDA, MSCC What happens when the caregiver gets sick, disabled or is out of commission for even a short period of time? Healthcare professionals are well known to ignore their own health to better care for their families,...

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Ouch! Have We Overcorrected on Narcotic Misuse?

Ouch! Have We Overcorrected on Narcotic Misuse?

By Melanie Prince, MSN, BSN, NE-BC, CCM, FAAN, FCM Do you experience occasional pain? Or pain daily? Sudden pain following an acute injury? Have you had a dental procedure or surgery that resulted in pain for several days or weeks? If you have recently sought medical...

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The Growing Trend of Patients Appealing Their Discharges

The Growing Trend of Patients Appealing Their Discharges

By Tiffany Ferguson, LMSW, CMAC, ACM Maybe there is a greater understanding of patients’ understanding their Medicare appeal rights or maybe there is a growing occurrence of patients feeling like they are leaving too quickly from the hospital without a solid plan in...

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Public Policy and Case Management: What’s the Connection?

Public Policy and Case Management: What’s the Connection?

By Laura Ostrowsky, RN, CCM, MUP and Joan Westgor, MSN, RN, CCM Public policy and case management: What’s the connection? What does it mean to me as a case manager, a professional in healthcare, a citizen? Public policy affects all of us. As citizens in a democracy,...

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Shout It From the Mountaintop, Part 2

Shout It From the Mountaintop, Part 2

By Dr. Colleen Morley, DNP, RN, CCM, CMAC, CMCN, ACM-RN, FCM How do we go from being the best-kept secret in all of healthcare? We do it through outcomes, data and telling the story of the impact of the practice of case management across the care continuum! Otherwise...

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Rising to Phoenix Status

Rising to Phoenix Status

By Joyace G. Ussin, MSN, RN, BSBM, CCM Houston Gulf Coast Chapter of CMSA had sustained huge losses in that the established board members retired: chapter membership declined, vendor participation decreased, and with the Covid pandemic looming, events and conferences...

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Strategies to Prevent Post-Acute Placement Delays

Strategies to Prevent Post-Acute Placement Delays

By Marie Stinebuck MBA, MSN, ACM Prior authorizations are placing patients at risk and driving up costs in the acute care setting including the additional pressure on hospitals delaying discharges, increased length of stay for patients waiting for placement and adding...

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The opinions expressed in this blog are those of the authors. They do not purport to reflect the opinions or views of CMSA.


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