Collaborative Case Management
Publication for Hospital Case Management Professionals
Collaborative Case Management is a peer reviewed quarterly publication for Hospital/Health System Case Management. Articles focus on solutions to current issues - successful strategies, innovative interventions, effective tools - the education needed by hospital Case Managers to enhance their practice. Through this publication, ACMA continues its commitment to supporting the evolving practice of Hospital/Health System Case Management.
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Publically available articles
The following article(s) is/are currently available to non-members:
Universal Healthcare - Developing a Just Solution
Cynthiane J Morgenweck, MD, MA
Clinical Ethicist, Medical College of Wisconsin
Published: Spring 2008 (Volume 6, Issue 1)
Beyond Knowledge – Developing a Certification for Today’s Healthcare Environment
Martha J. Koen, RN, MN, ACM
Partner, National Institute for Case Management
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Lawrence J. Fabrey, PhD
Senior Vice President for Psychometrics, Applied Measurement Professionals, Inc
Published: Winter 2009 (Volume 6, Issue 4)
The most current issue is available to ACMA members in the Member's Only section of this site.
Articles In the Most Recent Issue:
Spring 2009 • Volume 7, Issue 1
Demonstrating Value Throughout the Budget Cycle -
Provides case examples and insight on how to effectively demonstrate that budget requests for additional capital or FTEs will create return on investment (ROI) or value for the hospital
Healthy Beginnings: Comprehensive Mother/Infant Intervention Program Produces Positive Outcomes for Both Mother and Child -
Examines an effective mother/infant intervention program, and the processes its case managers employ to produce positive and lasting outcomes
A Different Perspective on Transitions to Skilled Nursing Care -
Discusses the challenges associated with transitions to skilled nursing care, and an initiative that was launched to minimize these challenges and accompanying costs
A Medical Director’s Perspective: Coordinating Appropriate Care by Reducing Unnecessary Tests -
Examines a unique program designed to review MRI utilization, and identify inpatient tests that may be performed more effectively in outpatient status
Announcements
Kevin M. Terrell, DO, MS, Joins ACMA’s Transitions of Care Conference
ACMA is pleased to announce Kevin M. Terrell, DO, MS, as a speaker for the 2010 Transitions of Care Conference. He is a board-certified emergency medicine physician and an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Indiana University. The conference will be held November 10-11, 2010 in Little Rock, AR- click here
2011 NICM/ACMA National Conference
Mark Your Calendar - The 2011 NICM/ACMA National Conference will be held April 7-10, 2011 at the Marriott World Center Resort in Orlando, Florida
National Case Management Week Products & Catalog Now Available
National Case Management Week (NCMW) items are now available for purchase online, and the 2010 NCMW Product Catalog is available to download.
ACMA Standards of Practice and Scope of Services Now Available Online
The ACMA Standards of Practice and Scope of Services is now available on the ACMA website as an available resource for all case managers to reference in their daily practice - click here
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