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9/7/11 Edition:
"Simplified Discharge Instructions"
Leadership Conference Details
Organizational Membership
Are You Pondering a Poster?
Healthcare News & Legislative Update
Healthcare News & Legislative Update
"Simplified Discharge Instructions" and Follow-Up Phone Calls Decrease Readmissions
According to a recent article in the Charleston Daily Mail, Charleston Area Medical Center’s readmission rates for patients with heart failure and pneumonia have dropped significantly as the hospital began simplifying discharge instructions and making follow-up phone calls, among other steps. The organization’s Chief Quality Officer recently informed its board of trustees that in April and May of 2011, 10.64% of heart failure patients were readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of their original discharge – a significant decrease from 24.54% in the first quarter of 2011, January through March - read more...

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ACMA Leadership Conference Schedule,
Travel & Hotel Information
 
Public Policy
Make plans now to join us for the 2011 ACMA Leadership Conference, November 9-10 at the Peabody Hotel in Little Rock, AR. This year’s conference is focused on Public Policy.

To view the general conference schedule and hotel and travel information, click here. More information, including online registration, will soon be available. Watch ACMA emails and the ACMA website for conference updates.

Featured Speaker: Dr. Cheryl Phillips
Cheryl Phillips, MD, AGSF, is senior vice president for advocacy for LeadingAge, an association of 5,600 not-for-profit organizations dedicated to expanding the world of possibilities for aging. She oversees the organization’s public policy development, government relations and advocacy efforts. Dr. Phillips previously served as chief medical officer for On Lok Lifeways, the country’s first Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) program. She also served as the chief medical officer for Sutter Select and Medical Director, Chronic Disease Management, for the Sutter Health System - read more...

Dr. Phillips will join a number of thought leaders and national experts in the health care field as speakers at the event. Sessions will focus on a variety of issues impacting case management leaders, including: readmissions, ACOs, bundled payment and care transitions.

ACMA Organizational Membership & Research Series
 
Is Your Facility an Organizational Member?
ACMA Organizational Membership is designed to help organizations provide support to their case management departments. A minimum of 10 members is required for a Hospital Organizational Membership, and 35 members are required for a Health System Membership.

In addition to having access to all regular member benefits, Organizational Members also receive discounted dues and a subscription to the Hospital Case Management Research Series. A key benefit of Organizational Membership, the Hospital Case Management Research Series takes ACMA’s Hospital Case Management research a step further by examining statistical correlations on important case management topics, such as how key outcomes correlate to staffing practices, reporting structure, or case prioritization methods. These findings are published in a subscription-based quarterly report series.

Whether you subscribe to the Hospital Case Management Research Series and gain memberships for your case management staff, or gain the Hospital Case Management Research Series through your organization's commitment to staff membership – your organization, case management department, and patients will all benefit.

For more information on Organizational Membership, contact Becky Nations at ACMA via phone at 501-907-2262 or via email at bnations@acmaweb.org.

Are You Pondering a Poster?
 
Call for Poster Presentations & Informational Webinar
The 2011-2012 Poster Session Committee invites you to submit a poster for the 2012 ACMA National Conference in Denver, CO, April 26-29, 2012. The Poster Session provides an informal but professional forum to present and discuss your organization's advances in Hospital Case Management.

The Poster Session Committee will host a FREE informational webinar on September 14 at 1pm (eastern) / 12pm (central) / 10am (pacific). This webinar will address the poster application process and selection criteria, provide testimonials from past poster presenters and allow for Q&A.

For webinar registration and to download the Poster Presentation Application and Guidelines, click here.
Upcoming Events

Missouri-Illinois Gateway Chapter Conference
St. Louis, MO - click here
Maryland Chapter Conference
Baltimore, MD - click here
Western Pennsylvania Chapter Conference
Mars, PA - click here
Missouri-Kansas Chapter Conference
Blue Springs, MO - click here
Kentucky-Tennessee Chapter Conference
Franklin, TN - click here
North Carolina Chapter Conference
Asheville, NC - click here
Great Lakes Chapter Conference
Livonia, MI - click here
Virginia Chapter Conference
Richmond, VA - click here
National Case Management Week
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Wisconsin Chapter Conference
Milwaukee, WI - click here
Illinois Chapter Conference
Rosemont, IL - click here
ACMA National Conference
Denver, CO - click here
For more information on ACMA meetings and events visit the online Calendar of Events.
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