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Inside this Issue
Vol. 30, No. 1, February/March 2024
Enhancing Safety and Independence With Transfers: A Guide to Transfer Devices for Case Managers
By John V. Rider, PhD, MS, OTR/L, MSCS
The need for effective patient transfer devices cannot be overstated in health care. Beyond helping to keep patients safe, they also provide patients with greater independence and mobility and allow them to stay in their homes longer. Described here are the many options for specific patient needs that case managers need to know about.
New Challenges in Hospice Care
By Michael J. Demoratz, PhD, LCSW, CCM
Some of the many challenges that hospice care faces today are the language used around end-of-life care, palliative care options, cost of custodial care, the impact the opioid crisis has had on choosing hospice care, and many more. Dr Demoratz describes the issues you are likely to encounter.
The Value of Case Management: Does Your Mother Know What You’re Doing?
By Nancy Skinner, RN, CCM, CMGT-BC, ACM-RN, CMCM, FCM
Case managers are the best-kept secret in health care. Why? Because we are not touting our own value to payors and providers nor to patients, families, and caregivers. That needs to stop!
Special Sections
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CareManagement is the journal of the Commission for Case Manager Certification, the Academy of Certified Case Managers, a journal of the Case Management Society of America.
PharmaFacts for Case Managers
Approvals, warnings and the latest information on clinical trials—timely drug information case managers can use.
LitScan for Case Managers
The latest in medical literature and report abstracts for case managers.
Departments:
From the Editor-in-Chief
Celebrating Case Management Week
From the Executive Editor
Professional Development, Interprofessional Collaboration, and Case Management Recognition
News from CMSA
Case Management: One CMSA’s Journey
News from CCMC and CDMS
Advocacy—Always and Everywhere
Case Manager Insights
How Case Managers Help
Legal Update
OIG General Compliance Guideline, Part 1
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