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 The Government Affairs Committee would like to introduce a new page to the CMSA website that will provide information and resources that case managers can utilize to keep up to date, informed and educated regarding current issues and trends happening in the world of healthcare.
Case managers are integral members of the care coordination team and viewed as advocates for consumers. As such, they need this information to be better able to educate consumers and respond to issues that effect consumer's access to quality healthcare services.
As the professional organization for case managers, the Case Management Society of America hopes that this page will provide information on issues and help you formulate your opinion as well as know the stance that your professional organization is taking. If you have recommendations to the page, or want to add a link or resource that you have found valuable in your practice from which others can benefit, please feel free to email Danielle Marshall (
), Director of Member Services for review.
Thank you and please feel free to email us with your comments or questions.
As always,
Margaret Leonard, MS, RN, C, FNP, Cm
Chair, Public Policy / Legislative Committee
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Additional Resources
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TAANA - Illinois Supreme Court rules only nurses can testify on standard of care for nurses. |
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Advanced Medical Directives - The term "Advance Directives" refers to treatment preferences and the designation of a surrogate decision- maker in the event that a person should become unable to make medical decisions on her or his own behalf. Advance directives generally fall into three categories: living will, power of attorney, and health care proxy. |
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AHA's Patient's Bill of Rights - Replacing the AHA's Patients' Bill of Rights, this plain language brochure informs patients about what they should expect during their hospital stay with regard to their rights and responsibilities. |
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Advance Medical Directive definitions - Definitions of advance medical directives |
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ANA in Action - ANA's Governmental Affairs webpage |
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Sage Crossroads - Links to the web sites of policymakers who will most likely shape the future of aging research. Find out about their positions on issues that affect research being conducted today in the laboratory and on research that will be conducted in the future. |
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State Health Facts Online - This resource contains the latest state-level data on demographics, health, and health policy, including health coverage, access, financing, and state legislation. |
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Seven Steps to a Healthier America - HospitalConnect's principles and building blocks for changing the current health care system. |
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National Call for Health Information Technology - President's Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC), Health Care Delivery and Information Technology (HIT) Subcommittee Draft Recommendations. |
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CMS Medicare Modernization Update - CMS' Chronic Care Improvement Phase I Pilot Program RFP and additional information on Disease Management in the MMA |
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First Annual Crossing the Quality Chasm Summit: A Focus on Communities - a new report from the Institute of Medicine, synthesizes the strategies and action plans developed by a diverse array of national and community health care leaders at a summit on improving the quality of care convened Jan. 6-7 by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. Participants at the first annual Crossing the Quality Chasm Summit discussed strategies for improving patient care and offered specific guidance at both the community and national levels for overcoming the challenges that hamper achieving high-quality care provision and the patient-centered health care system envisioned in the landmark 2001 IOM report, Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century. |
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Policy Documents
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Florida's Attorney General Charlie Crist meets with CMSA Leadership at the 2005 Orlando Conference
Lisa Miller, of the Florida Chief of Staff's Office, opens the 2005 Orlando Conference with a welcome to Florida. She is presented a plaque of appreciation by 2004-05 CMSA President, Sherry Aliotta.
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