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.

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