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Inside this Issue

Vol. 29, No. 4, August/September 2023

Continuing Education Articles The Case Manager as a Leader    

Catherine M. Mullahy, RN, BSN, CRRN, CCM, FCM

Are you a leader or do you endeavor to be a case management leader? This is a great article for you. Understand the difference of leadership and management and learn successful traits of a successful leader. This article will improve your leadership skills

Demonstrating Better Outcomes for Children through Care Coordination  

Kimberly Conkol, RN, SMC, CCM, and Sandra Beer, CPA, MBA

Children are a challenge when coordinating care because there are so many variables. This article presents a care navigation system designed for children and can be a model of a best practice approach. The care navigation system described in this article demonstrates how children can achieve desired outcomes through this care coordination system.

Understanding the Background and Case Management Operations for the SNF 3-day Rule

Tiffany Ferguson, LMSW, CMAC, ACM

Have you been confused about the Medicare 3-day skilled nursing rule? Join the crowd, who hasn’t. With changing guidelines, it has been confusing. This article presents the history of the 3-day rule and how to navigate the current system to make sure your patient is eligible for their skilled nursing home stay.

Special Sections

Announcing...

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

Join Me in Welcoming Our New Editorial Board!

From the Executive Editor

Case Managers: Embrace and Be Catalysts for Change

News from CCMC

Autonomy and Beneficence: Guardrails for Case Management Practice

News from CMSA

It’s a Wrap!

CDMS Spotlight

What Autonomy and Beneficence Look Like in Action

Legal Update I

Knocking on Strangers’ Doors

Legal Update II

OSHA Increasingly Likely to Act Against Workplace Violence

Legal Update III

Recent OIG Study Shines Spotlight on Medicare Advantage Plans’ Payment Practice

Case Manager Insights

What Experienced and New Nurses Want to Say to Each Other

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