Organizational Membership
Organizational Membership was created by ACMA to help organizations provide support to their case management departments. A minimum of 10 members is required for a Hospital Organizational Membership, and 35 is required for a Health System Membership. Discounted dues of $115 per member are available for all memberships provided under an Organizational Membership. To download the Organizational Membership application, click here.
New benefit for Organizational Members
Hospital Case Management Research Series - Pioneering Research in
Hospital Case Management
Organizational members receive - in addition to discounted national membership dues - the newly developed Hospital Case Management Research Series of correlative studies using the data gained in the 2007 National Hospital Case Management Survey combined with outcomes data from public sources and case-adjusted Medicare LOS data provided by project partner Milliman Care Guidelines. Research Series reports are released monthly exclusively to ACMA's organizational members.
Studies examine statistical correlations on key topics in Hospital Case Management, providing data and evidence for the operational and outcome effects of Case Management models and practices. New Organizational Members receive all past studies, as well as a subscription to future reports. Reports released include:
| STUDY | RELEASED | TITLE |
| Study 1: | July 2008 | Benchmarking Avoidable Delays Identified by Case Management |
| Study 2: | Aug. 2008 | Case Management Involvement in Quality |
| Study 3: | Sept. 2008 | Impact of Case Management Reporting Areas |
| Study 4: | Oct. 2008 | Impact of Case Management and Social Work Integration |
| Study 5: | Nov. 2008 | Effect of CM Functional Expansion |
| Study 6: | Dec. 2008 | Salary and Caseload Interactions |
| Study 7: | Jan. 2009 | Average Length of Stay |
| Study 8: | Feb. 2009 | Weekend Staffing Profile |
| Study 9: | Mar. 2009 | Influence of Case Management Software |
Recognizing Project Partner Milliman Care Guidelines
ACMA and Milliman Care Guidelines, a leading developer of clinical guidelines and interactive software, have partnered to pair hospital outcomes data - specifically length of stay - with the data collected by ACMA during the 2007 National Hospital Case Management Survey. This combined dataset is used to conduct the ACMA Hospital Case Management Research Series.
Milliman Care Guidelines produces annually-updated, evidence-based clinical guidelines that span the continuum of care, including chronic care management. From web-based applications, to interactive software producing real-time management reports, to handheld versions, Milliman Care Guidelines® software makes the current best evidence readily available for use at the point of care.
Announcements
Register Now for the 2010 NICM/ACMA National Conference
The conference will be held April 8-11, 2010 at The Grand Hyatt San Antonio on the Riverwalk in San Antonio, TX - www.casemanagementconference.com
ACM™ Certification Application Deadline - Tuesday, Feb. 16
Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010 is the ACM™ Certification application deadline for the second quarter of 2010 - click here
ACMA Leadership Webinar Series - Register Now
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Evaluations/CEs Now Available
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