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CMSA Today™ Magazine

This quarterly publication delivers important news and information direct from the Case Management Society of America (CMSA) – the largest and oldest non-profit, multi-disciplinary care management professional association in the United States.

http://www.cmsa.org/CMSAToday

CMSA Integrated Case Management Training

Lower Health Costs and Improve Health Outcomes in Complex Patients through Integrated Care Management

For detailed information regarding this training opportunity, please visit the ICM Training Program webpage at:

http://www.cmsa.org/ICM

2010 Standards of Practice for Case Management

Download your copy of the Standards of Practice for Case Management (2010 revision) which provides voluntary practice guidelines for the case management industry and are intended to identify and address important foundational knowledge and skills of the case manager within a spectrum of case management practice settings and specialties.

http://www.cmsa.org/SOP

CMSA's Career Center

Search for leading-edge job opportunities and have access to invaluable career development resources that will give you an edge in our highly competitive industry!

http://careers.cmsa.org

2011 Case Management Week

This weeklong celebration serves to recognize case managers, to educate the public and to increase recognition of case management contributions. Find out how you can celebrate.

http://www.cmsa.org/CMWeek

Professional Case Management

CMSA’s Official Journal A peer-reviewed, progressive publication that crosses all case management settings. [more]

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Announcements

CMSA's 22nd Annual Conference & Expo
San Francisco, CA • June 19-22, 2012

Set on a beautiful bay, San Francisco is a charming city with a laid back ambience. Often called Everybody's Favorite City, San Francisco is famous for its hilly streets, cable cars and beautifully preserved Victorian houses.

Its unique tourist attractions include the world renowned Fisherman's Wharf area, Union Square, the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island, and the largest Chinatown in the USA.

Learn more at www.cmsa.org/conference

CMSA's Integrated Case Management Training

Training begins April 25, 2012

One of the greatest challenges for patients with chronic medical conditions is to receive coordinated care and assistance that will stabilize medical and mental health symptoms while also addressing social and health system factors that contribute to poor outcomes.

CMSA's ICM training program was developed to allow case managers to transition to a holistic assessment and assistance approach — allowing them to help patients with barriers to improvement in any complexity domain.

Visit www.cmsa.org/ICM to learn more and to register.

CMSA's Public Policy Summit
Washington, DC • April 23-24, 2012

Join your fellow case management professionals from across the country as they educate Congress on the importance of case management to the effective delivery of health care. Learn how to best utilize grassroots networks for legislative success and network with CMSA’s Public Policy leaders.

CMSA's Public Policy Summit is open to all case management professionals who are passionate about association issues and want to make a difference.

CMSA Today™ — Your Member Magazine

CMSA Today™ is a quarterly publication delivering important news and information directly from the Case Management Society of America (CMSA) – the largest and oldest non-profit, multi-disciplinary care management professional association in the United States.

One of the many FREE benefits of CMSA membership, this magazine offers feature articles written by leading experts representing the latest in case management practices, as well as must-know news on CMSA activities, CE opportunities, and Chapter activities. CMSA Today™ is also available online in a fully interactive, digital version.

Industry News

7 Strategies for Effective Care Transitions

From the keynote address by CMSA's Executive Director, Cheri Lattimer, while at the World Congress Leadership Summit.

With providers across the country experimenting with transitional care improvements, many models that are spearheading the movement share some common interventions, said Cheri Lattimer, executive director for the non-profit National Transitions of Care Coalition, in a keynote address at Friday's World Congress 3rd Annual Leadership Summit on Hospital Readmissions.

Lattimer outlined several models at the Falls Church, Va., event, including transition coaching, advanced nurse practitioner participation, the use of a guided care nurse, Boston University's Project RED and the Society of Hospital Medicine's Project Boost.

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Become a Leader in Care Quality
by Demonstrating Your TOC Expertise

ABQAURP TOC issues are significant challenges to case management professionals, and finding solutions to increase collaboration between care settings is essential to advance health care delivery. When employed successfully, the benefits of improved Transitions of Care include:

Elevated quality of patient care
Reduced hospital readmissions
Conservation of health care-related costs
Reduced medical errors

Transitions of Care is considered to be one of the largest gaps in health care today. Prepare for the future and strengthen your skills through the Transitions of Care Certification, a sub-specialty certification designed to help case management professionals better understand and improve transitions of care challenges. Obtaining this credential will help to reflect your commitment to care quality, enhance your professional credentials and provide opportunities for increased income and career advancement.

Through a joint collaboration, CMSA and ABQAURP have created a sub-specialty certification for Transitions of Care (TOC) as part of the specialized credentials available through ABQAURP’s Health Care Quality Management Board Certification (HCQM). Created to recognize the importance of TOC, this credential is the first one to support professionals – as a team and individually – who demonstrate competence and skills in providing the key elements of TOC.

CMSA Members can receive a 10% discount on the exam.

Learn more at: http://www.cmsa.org/TOCSubSpecialty

HHS Releases Quality-Improvement Strategy

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released the National Strategy for Quality Improvement in Health Care (National Quality Strategy). The strategy was called for under the Affordable Care Act and is the first effort to create national aims and priorities to guide local, state, and national efforts to improve the quality of health care in the United States.

The National Quality Strategy will promote quality health care in which the needs of patients, families, and communities guide the actions of all those who deliver and pay for care. It will incorporate the evidence-based results of the latest research and scientific advances in clinical medicine, public health, and health care delivery and will foster a delivery system that works better for clinicians and provider organizations—reducing their administrative burdens and helping them collaborate to improve care.

To learn more about the National Quality Strategy, please review the HHS Congressional Report

HHS Official Press Release available at:
http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2011pres/03/20110321a.html

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Educational Library

CMSA’s new and improved Educational Resource Library (ERL) offers a web-based, dedicated learning platform for case managers and for employers looking to provide case management resources to their employees.

Over 120 courses
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