April 2023

BY TIFFANY FERGUSON, LMSW, CMAC, ACM, AND JENNY QUIGLEY-STICKNEY, MSN, RN, MHA, MA, CCM, ACM-RN, CMAC, CPHM The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE), which is nationally coming to a close in May 2023, transformed our healthcare system across the continuum of care changing rules and regulations to speed the throughput and facilitate safe transitions of …

Resolving the Healthcare Staffing Shortage: New Models for Case Management Practice Read More »

BY LISA SIMMONS-FIELDS, DNP, MSA, RN, CCM, CPHQ Objectives: Increase care management engagement, education, retention and decrease turnover. Background: Transformational nurse leaders have the capacity to influence the professional competencies and engagement of the care management teams. Methods: The project design is a prospective, mixed method design. Results: Team response and early trends are positive …

Sustainable Strategies Related to Prevent Healthcare Worker Exodus: A Quality Improvement Project for Leaders Read More »

BY MARIANNE DiMOLA The United States is facing a massive social worker shortage by 2030. There are already serious regional shortages in rural areas and specific states, but the shortfall will equal tens of thousands of professionals nationwide in just a few years. Nearly half (49%) of social workers say they are less likely to …

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BY MELANIE A. PRINCE, RN, BSN, MSN, NE-BC, CCM, FCM, FAAN At the time of this writing, the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (2023) reported the lowest unemployment rate since 1969 at 3.4%. There were 58,000 new jobs added in the healthcare sector. Aware of narratives about the healthcare workforce shortage, exodus of direct …

Data-Driven Workforce Solutions Read More »

BY DR. COLLEEN MORLEY, DNP, RN, CCM, CMAC, CMCN, ACM-RN, FCM Excerpt from A Practical Guide to Acute Care Case Management reprinted with permission of publisher Blue Bayou Press. A Practical Guide to Acute Care Case Management is available on Amazon and at BlueBayouPress.com. CHOOSING YOUR ORGANIZATION(S) The practice of case management and the organizations that support the work of …

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