Supporting the SUPPORT Act

Supporting the SUPPORT Act

By Matt Dennis Dear Members, It is a pleasure to introduce myself, CMSA’s partner in Washington, D.C. My role is to keep CMSA and its members informed of public policy debates and developments that have an impact on access to health care and specific issues that...
February: American Heart Month

February: American Heart Month

By Dr. Colleen Morley, DNP, RN, CCM, CMAC, CMCN, ACM-RN, FCM February's designation as Heart Month traces back to a proclamation by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. President Johnson, himself a heart attack survivor, officially declared February as American Heart...
Case Management Burnout

Case Management Burnout

By Divya Jose, MSN, CCRN, CCM, ACM-RN I started my case management career in 2019 after five years of experience in an Intensive Care Unit. Since then, I have worked as a hospice case manager and an acute care hospital case manager, and I am now at a level-3 County...
Telehealth: A Case Management Issue

Telehealth: A Case Management Issue

By Laura Ostrowsky, RN, CCM, MUP Telehealth is as old as people having phone conversations about their health with their doctors. It is about accessing care without an in-person visit to a provider. Of course, it has become more formalized and more comprehensive...
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. Under the direction of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation...