Award for Case Management Practice Improvement

CMSA’s Case Management Practice Improvement Award and Case Management Research Award recognize an individual, group, or organization that uses findings from a research or quality/performance improvement (QI/PI) project for innovation in the advancement of case management practice and/or improved client outcomes.

These two awards have been established to:

• Honor successful efforts to promote evidence-based case management practice;
• Acknowledge exceptional efforts to research best-practice innovations that help quantify and define outcomes in case management;
• Encourage activities which aim to advance knowledge of case management; and
• Recognize efforts that promote essential practice components as defined by the CMSA Standards of Practice for Case Management

AWARD CRITERIA

CMSA’s Case Management Practice Improvement Award

• Completed QI/PI project
• Clearly articulated statement of the problem or opportunity
• Clearly defined QI/PI process or approach applied using a multidisciplinary focus
• Description of key individuals and/or organizations participating on the multidisciplinary QI/PI team
• Clearly identified and defined 2 or more performance indicators
• Clearly identified interventions taken to improve case management performance and outcome indicators
• Use of data and ability to substantiate decisions with concrete data – (measurement period to be a minimum of 6 months)
• Description of findings and contribution of the project to case management knowledge, practice and/or client outcomes
• Efforts of dissemination of the findings, such as publication and/or public speaking engagements

CMSA's Case Management Research Award

• The study question is relevant to case management practice
• The research study includes at least 6 months of data
• Appropriate application of the research process includes clearly defined conceptual framework
• Use of valid and reliable instruments
• Methods, procedures of data collection and analysis, and test statistics applied are consistent with the research design
• Clear description of findings and their implications for case management practice, further research, and health policy
• Research merit or contribution to case management knowledge
• Efforts of dissemination of the findings, such as publication and/or public speaking engagements

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HOW TO APPLY FOR THESE AWARDS

   Download the Application for these Awards