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The Latest in Case Management

Bridging the Generational Divide in Case Management 

By Janet Coulter, MSN, MS, RN, CCM, FCM   How well do you really know the different generations you serve?  As a professional case manager, chances are you have worked with every generation from the Silent Generation to Gen Z. You may have interacted with all...

Case Management and Utilization Review in a Different Era 

By Mary Rose Ready RN, MSN, CCM, ACM This manuscript, Case Management and Utilization Review in a Different Era, explores historical perspectives on case management and utilization review practices. The content reflects methodologies, regulatory influences, and...

Fueling the Fire Without Getting Burned: Sustainable Self-Improvement That Lasts

By Lily Tamrick  Chasing growth can feel like a race you’re always losing—always one more book, one more skill, one more habit to master. But personal development doesn’t have to come with stress and sleepless nights. If you’re genuinely in this for the long haul, the...

Career Advancement & Advice

Professional Development

The Importance of Goal Setting  

The Importance of Goal Setting  

By Fallon Benavides, RN, DNP, ACM   As we welcome a new year, it’s the perfect time for reflection and renewal. For case managers, this is an opportunity to set meaningful goals—both personally and...

Perspectives

Cooking as Self-Care

Cooking as Self-Care

By Ruth D. Grenoble, AM, LCSW, CCM Years ago, as a graduate school student pursuing a master's in social work at the University of Chicago, I took an advanced seminar in violence and trauma with an...

Why I Want to be in the Case Management Community 

Why I Want to be in the Case Management Community 

By Jenny Quigley-Stickney MSN RN MHA MA CCM ACM-RN, CMAC, CPHM, FCM  As I move from volunteerism activities at the CMSA national level to my local chapter, the Case Management Society of New...

Health and Wellness

Mental Health Awareness

Mental Health Awareness

By Gary Wolfe, RN, CCM, FCM How is your mental health?  Since May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, we celebrate National Nurses Week, and many case managers are nurses, I will focus on...

Case Management

Clinical Care

Advocacy and Policy

Gun Control: A Public Health Issue  

Gun Control: A Public Health Issue  

By Laura Ostrowsky, RN, CCM, MUP, FCM  In August 2024, there were three separate incidents of accidental shootings by children aged 3, 5, and 8; two were fatal. On the first day of school in...

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