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Special Announcement
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Featured Events
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Member Announcements
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Featured Article
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Articles and Links
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Industry Events
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Special Announcement
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CMSA proudly brings you two more awards that help elevate the case
management field to the next level.
CMSA's Case Management Practice Improvement Award and Case
Management Research Award recognize an individual, group, or organization that
uses findings from a research or quality/performance improvement (QI/PI)
project for innovation in the advancement of case management practice and/or
improved client outcomes.
Do you know anyone who would fit this description?
Click Learn More to read on about two prestigious awards, and start thinking
about who YOU could nominate. Award nominations are due by March 15.
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Featured Events
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CMSA's Annual Conference & Expo is coming to Long Beach,
California, in 2016! Mark your calendars for June 21-23, 2016, with pre-
and post-conference activities on June 20 and 24. As always, CMSA's annual event delivers the clinical and career-building knowledge you need to be the most effective case manager you can be.
Registration is now open; register by December 10 for a chance to win a tour to Catalina Island or aboard the Queen Mary!
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Member Announcements
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Need continuing education credits for timely and relevant case management content? You’re in luck, as CMSA provides a convenient online solution to earn your credits on your own time. This year’s Extended Conference features content presented at CMSA’s 25th Annual Conference & Expo in Orlando, Florida.
Extended Conference is a cloud-based education solution that delivers content in audio and visual formats, providing you with on-demand access to
content required to fulfill your continuing education needs. Take advantage of Extended Conference to gain timely updates from industry thought leaders; also, fulfill the requirements of your employer, professional association, as well as credentialing and licensing boards, all at once!
Discounts are offered to CMSA members and conference attendees from the original event.
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You
asked, we listened!
CMSA now offers extra payment options including monthly installments, auto-renewals, and two-year memberships. At the time of your next renewal, check out these alternative payment options; if you're interested in joining for the first time, simply choose your preferred payment plan at the time of joining. For more information, click the link below.
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Featured Article
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Pat Stricker, RN, MEd
Senior Vice President, TCS Healthcare Technologies
Cybersecurity is the responsibility of the Information
Technology (IT) team, right? Nurses don’t have to worry about that, right? WRONG! While IT may be responsible for managing the overall cybersecurity of an
organization, each of us has an individual responsibility to be aware of
cybersecurity, how it impacts health care and the privacy of our patients, and
what procedures we need to follow to assure safe security practices. This
article is the first in a series of three that will discuss these topics and
how they relate to our individual role as case managers.
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Articles and Links
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The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN), enhanced NLC and APRN Compact have received letters of support from the American Telemedicine Association and National Patient Safety Foundation. These organizations join a list of more than 25 others that recognize nursing care in the 21st century must be dynamic and fluid across state boundaries and that these compacts offer the best mechanism by which to achieve this goal.
Allowing nurses to have mobility across state borders, the enhanced NLC and the APRN Compact increase access to care while maintaining public protection. The enhanced NLC, which is an updated version of the current NLC, allows for registered nurses (RN) and licensed practical/vocational nurses (LPN/VN) to have one multistate license, with the ability to practice in both their home state and other NLC states. There are currently 25 states in the NLC. The APRN Compact allows an advanced practice RN to hold one multistate license with a privilege to practice in other APRN compact states.
Source: National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
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On November 5, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
(CMS) announced that CMS is partnering with the New York State
Department of Health (NYSDOH) and the Office for People with
Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) to test a new model for providing
Medicare-Medicaid enrollees with a more coordinated, person-centered
care experience.
"We are pleased to partner again with the State of New York to bring
more person-centered care to Medicare-Medicaid enrollees," said CMS Tim
Engelhardt, director, CMS Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office. "We
look forward to working together to provide Medicare-Medicaid enrollees
with intellectual and developmental disabilities an opportunity to
experience more integrated benefits and coordinated care."
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
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On November 3, the Department of Health and Human Services announced a public
forum to explore pharmaceutical innovation, access, affordability, and
better health. Below is the text of the invitation:
Modern medicine, including new
pharmaceuticals that cure or help combat life threatening diseases,
continues to deliver significant benefits for patients. And in general,
the development of new, innovative medicines has been good for both
patients and our economy. However, the high and growing cost of drugs
has created hardship for families, employers, and states. Specialty
medications represent only 1% of all prescriptions but, in 2014, these
medications resulted in over 31% of all drug spending.
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Industry Events
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 Supported by funding from NACDS FOUNDATION, a new eight-hour
e-learning program, Comprehensive Motivational Interviewing Training for
Health Professionals, is now available. This training uses a
sense-making approach (Berger BA and Villaume WA, Motivational
Interviewing for Health Care Professionals: A Sensible Approach, APhA
Press, Washington, D.C., 2013) to MI. The program can be completed
within a three-month window and is approved for 8 hours of nurse,
pharmacist, and physician continuing education credit. It is based on
the authors' 25 years of experience in teaching MI to health care
professionals. It costs $225.
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CMSA members: Save $300 on any of the events below when you use promo code CMSA300.
The Oncology Management Summit
Dec. 9-10, 2015 • Orlando, FL
The Oncology Management Summit will explore the use of value-based payments, pathways, and quality measures to manage costs in the delivery of cancer care. Learn more and register here.
The 2nd Annual ACO Population Health Summit
January 27-28 • Atlanta, GA
*offering CCMC Credits!
The accountable care model works to achieve coordinated, quality care through provider communication and collaboration. The ACO Population Health Management Summit brings together ACO executives to discuss best practices for increasing care coordination, preventing hospital admissions and readmissions, and improving patient outcomes.
The accountable care model works to achieve coordinated, quality care through provider communication and collaboration. The ACO Population Health Management Summit brings together ACO executives to discuss best practices for increasing care coordination, preventing hospital admissions and readmissions, and improving patient outcomes. Learn more and register here.
The 7th Annual Hospital Readmissions Summit
January 27-28 • Atlanta, GA
*offering CCMC Credits!
Readmissions are one of the most expensive aspects of health care, costing hospitals an estimated $428 million in 2015. Finding the best solutions to reduce avoidable readmissions is one of the key strategies to reducing health care costs. At the7th Annual World Congress Leadership Summit on Readmissions, learn best practices for reducing readmissions, improving outcomes, and lowering costs. - Learn more and register here.
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As part of the continuing mission to provide
access to opportunities that highlight the value of its members, CMSA is
extending a special offer to you on behalf of DecisionHealth.
The 7th Annual Case In Point Platinum Awards seek
to honor organizations and individuals who are improving the quality of care
throughout the care continuum, containing health care costs, and educating and
empowering patients and their families so they are active participants in their
health and health care. The awards
provide an opportunity for those who devote their hearts and minds to the
practice of case management and care coordination to be recognized and honored
for the important work being done across the care continuum.
CMSA
members are eligible to receive a 50-percent discount on application fees. Click 'Learn More' to access the entry portal; clicking through this link
will automatically reduce your fees to capture the 50-percent discount.
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