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BY JOSE ALEJANDRO, PhD, RN-BC, MBA, CCM, FACHE, FAAN The United States Renal Data System (USRDS, 2018) notes that for every 100 U.S. citizens, 15 will have chronic kidney disease. Of concern is the continuing lack of awareness of this prevalent disease and the significant impact it is having on individuals and our society. Case […]

BY ANNE LLEWELLYN, MS, BHSA, RN-BA, CCM, CRRN, PAST PRESIDENT OF CMSA 2003-04 A career is defined as an occupation undertaken for ‌a significant period of a person’s life and with opportunities for progress. When I became a case manager in 1988, I remember thinking how case management closed the circle of nursing for me.

BY JOSE ALEJANDRO, PhD, RN-BC, MBA, CCM, FACHE, FAAN I am excited to see everyone gather for the 29th Annual CMSA Conference in Las Vegas. It presents a great opportunity to learn, share ideas and connect with case management colleagues from throughout our global community. It is hard to believe that a year has passed

BY CATHERINE M. MULLAHY, RN, BS, CRRN, CCM Case managers especially demonstrate their value when caring for patients with complex medical conditions. This is true for patients with congestive heart failure (CHF), which is among the more serious conditions for patients and their families. It is in these cases that the role of the case

BY JOSE ALEJANDRO, PhD, RN-BC, MBA, CCM, FACHE, FAAN Even though our healthcare system has focused on heart failure for several years, we continue not to see the outcome results sought. Readmission rates and medication reconciliation continue to be hot topics when discussing heart failure outcome data. Although these are important measures to consider, I

BY KATHLEEN FRASER, MSN, MHA, RN-BC, CCM, CRRN “I have an almost complete disregard of precedent, and a faith in the possibility of something better. It irritates me to be told how things have always been done. I defy the tyranny of precedent. I go for anything new that might improve the past.” – Clara