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The Latest in Case Management

Celebrating Case Management Week 

By Rosie Pung, RN, MSN, BSN, CCM Case Management Week is a special time! As a case manager, your exceptional contributions across various fields are honored throughout this week. As a case manager, you support, find resources and advocate for individuals, families and...

Between Surgery and Goodbye: A Case Manager’s Reflection on the Space In-Between  

By Megan Owen Heaton, LCSW, CCM  We’ve all heard the typical consent speech before surgery: “If you don’t proceed, you risk dying sooner; if you do, we extend your life.” But what if the outcome isn’t so clear-cut? What if the truth lies somewhere in the ambiguous and...

Being Your Own Mental Health Advocate 

By Amanda Law, RN BSN CCM It is 11:51 AM, and I am already frantic. In under 10 minutes, I have a final video interview for a senior learning and development specialist position, which consists of a one-hour panel interview with current department members, during...
Are You Ready for the GUIDE Model?

Are You Ready for the GUIDE Model?

By Patricia Noonan, MBA, RN, CCM, CDP, FCM In July 2023, CMS announced it would launch and test a new alternative payment model to improve dementia care across the country beginning in July 2024....

What about Spot?

What about Spot?

By Marianne DiMola I had a painful phone call yesterday. Some of you may not know that I was a home care director earlier in my career. I serve as a Board Trustee for a dog and cat rescue group and...

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