CMSA Blog
What I Learned from Being Awarded the 2023 Award of Service Excellence
By Jenny Quigley-Stickney, MSN, BSN, RN, MHA, MA, CCM, ACM-RN. CMAC, CPHM, FCM When I was recently honored at the 2023 CMSA Annual Conference in Las Vegas, the experience brought me to tears. The...
A Game-Changing Moment – Lucky Me!
By Mary Beth Newman, MSN, RN, BC-CMGT, CCM, FCM Many years ago, my first (and most influential) mentor handed me a small gift wrapped in tissue paper and told me “This made me think of you.” ...
Salary Ban: What Does It Mean To You?
By: Marianne DiMola I recently had the privilege of giving a presentation with my good friend Laura Ostrowsky on best practices in interviewing at the CMSA National Conference this past June. I was...
CMSA and the Non-Clinical Member
By: Jose M. Santoro, MBA As a Non-Clinician, my favorite part of being a CMSA Member is the wonderful people I have met as well as all the great memories we have shared. I want to extend my...
Public Policy at the State Level
By Susan Plough, MSN, RN, PHCNS-BC, CCM and Debra Emery BS, CCM, CBIS When we hear the words public policy, we tend to think about policy that is enacted at the national level. However, if we look...
A Moment of Gratitude Every Day
By Dr. Colleen Morley DNP, RN, CCM, CMAC, CMCN, ACM-RN, FCM This week, CMSA published a 5-day gratitude challenge on Facebook and LinkedIn. I decided to participate in this in a very public way by...
We Each Can Do Our Part to Help Build the Nursing Pipeline
By Kathy Driscoll, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CCM Amid a nationwide shortage of nurses that shows no sign of easing, nurses and other clinicians are in high demand across all healthcare sectors. There is a...
Revitalizing Florida
By Anne Llewellyn, MS, BHSA, RN, CRRN, CMGT-BC, BCPA, FCM Florida has always had chapters throughout the state that were engaged locally, regionally, and nationally. Florida can boast of having four...
Nursing – A Rewarding Career with a Diversity of Paths
By Pat Stricker, MEd, RN Have you ever wondered how your life would be if you had not decided to be a nurse or to transfer to a case management position? I think about that often. I was in high...
What it Means to Be National Case Manager of the Year
By Dr. Samantha Walker, RN, DNP, CCM Did someone say National Case Manager of the Year (CMOY)? What is that? How does someone become one? Is a CMOY made of sugar and spice and everything nice?...