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The Latest in Case Management
The Love After the Uniform: Walking Beside My Veteran
By Anna Zimmerly They say the battle ends when the uniform comes off—but no one tells you about the quiet wars that still echo long after the homecoming. When I met my husband, his Air Force days...
My Case Management Why
By Michelle Brusio, MSN RN, CCM As a child, sitting in church every Sunday and listening to the Gospel, it was instilled in me to love and care for one another. This became my 'why' and my...
Thinking About Becoming a Case Management Fellow
By Gary Wolfe, RN, CCM, FCM The application process for the Case Management Fellow Program is now open for the Class of 2026. Regardless of where you are in your case management career – just...
Career Advancement & Advice
Why I Became A Case Manager and How CMSA Shaped My Journey
By Cynthia Hopkins, RN, MBA/HCM, ACM-RN, CCM My journey into case management began while I was working as a nurse manager; I vividly remember the CNO and CEO frequently talking about grooming me to...
The Importance of Lifelong Learning
By Jennifer Gazda, LCSW, CMC, CDP Remember that feeling when you graduated (high school, college, you name it!) and felt like you were on top of the world and could do anything? If you were anything...
Six Ways to Improve Your Orientation and Onboarding Program for New Case Managers
By Marie Stinebuck, MBA, MSN, RN, ACM We all know how important first impressions are. As a new case manager hire, the first impression of your department occurs during their orientation and...
Professional Development
Strategic Steps to Advance Your Career With Personalized Growth
By Michelle Hartman As the job market is in constant flux, the ability to strategically plan your professional growth is more important than ever. Whether you aim to start a new venture or climb the...
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...
The FCM: Advancing Professional Case Management Practice
By Patricia Noonan, MBA, RN, CCM, CDP, FCM In December 2021, the Case Management Society of America (CMSA) launched the Case Management Fellow Program (FCM™) to recognize individuals who have made...
Perspectives
Coloring Outside the Lines
By Brenda Sutliff, MSN, RN Fred has been developmentally disabled since birth. He was non-verbal and came to our hospital with a bowel obstruction due to Pica. He lived in a long-term nursing...
The Case for Simplicity: How Letting Go Can Lighten Your Load (and Your Mind)
By Janet Coulter, MSN, MS, RN, CCM, FCM Professional case managers know a thing or two about juggling responsibilities. Our day usually includes trying to balance documentation, patient...
The Fear of Touch
By Takara Just, BSN, RN I was a nurse who lost the importance of touch. You see, as a nurse, as a case manager, you touch the lives of so many around you, for good or for ill, in so...
Health and Wellness
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...
When Case Management Becomes Personal: A Journey Through Foot Health
By Jennifer Gazda, LCSW, CMC, CDP Every day, we wake up and strive to provide the best care and advocacy for patients and their families. Our specialized training and ongoing education give us the...
What is Your Self-Care Plan?
By Gary Wolfe, RN, CCM, FCM, Editor-in-Chief, CareManagement Do you have a self-care plan? We are used to making case management plants for our patients but what about ourselves? Case...
Case Management
Love, Legacy, and Care: A Nurse’s Journey Through Family Caregiving
By Verna Simmons Robinson MSN, BSN, CCM, CMCN Roots of Caregiving Caring for others has always been part of who I am. Years before I wore a white nursing uniform, hard-bottom white shoes, and that...
How Advocating for a Patient Changed the Course of My Career
By Sue Wilson, DBA, RN-ACM, ONN-CG As we come to the close of CM month, I reflect on key events that led to my passion for being a Case Manager. I started as a Case Manager in the mid-1990s,...
Trick or Treat: Confessions of a Candy-Sneaking Case Manager
By Janet Coulter, MSN, MS, RN, CCM, FCM It’s October. The air is crisp, the pumpkins are glowing, and the candy aisles are calling. Somewhere between care coordination, charting, and chasing...
Clinical Care
Transplant Games of America: Olympics for the Transplant Community
By Janet Coulter, MSN, MS, RN, CCM, FCM The Summer Olympics have started in Paris, France. This international multi-sport event has captured worldwide attention. Did you know there is an Olympics...
Protect Your Skin: Understanding UV Safety Month and the Impact of Skin Cancer
By Colleen Morley-Grabowski, DNP, RN, CCM, CMAC, CMCN, ACM-RN, FCM As the summer sun shines brightly in the sky, it's important to remember that July is UV Safety Month to raise awareness about the...
Advocacy and Policy
Breaking the Chains: Understanding Sex Trafficking in America
By Lisa Lucchesi, MPH Sex trafficking is a pervasive human rights violation that affects people of all ages, genders, and backgrounds across the United States. It involves the exploitation of...
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...
Every Day is Hill Day: Part Two
By Susan Plough, MSN, RN, PHCNS-BC, CCM With election day behind us, it's time to brush up on our grassroots advocacy skills and get ready to meet our new lawmakers. Grassroots advocacy is one of...
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