Rights? What Rights?

Rights? What Rights?

By Paul Borja, PhD, DNP, EdD, MBA, PHN, RN, CCM, ACM-RN, CMAC, CMGT-BC, CNML, FACDONA, FAACM With the rise of baby boomers, we see an increase in the number of individuals utilizing skilled nursing facility settings. A SNF (Skilled Nursing Facility) is a temporary...
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...
Motivational Interviewing

Motivational Interviewing

By Bruce Berger, PhD, FAPhA Motivational interviewing (MI) is an evidence-based approach used to help individuals (patients) resolve their ambivalence or resistance to behavior change. 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐚𝐛𝐨ut 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬.  It is about...