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Vol. 30, No. 1, February/March 2024

Enhancing Safety and Independence With Transfers: A Guide to Transfer Devices for Case Managers CEU

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 CEU

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? CEU

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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