By Megan Owen Heaton, LCSW, CCM We’ve all heard the typical consent speech before surgery: “If you don’t proceed, you risk dying sooner; if you do, we extend your life.” […]| CMSA
By Amanda Law, RN BSN CCM It is 11:51 AM, and I am already frantic. In under 10 minutes, I have a final video interview for a senior learning and […]| CMSA
By Janet Coulter, MSN, MS, RN, CCM, FCM Happy 35th anniversary, CMSA! 35 years of promoting the profession of case management! Amazing! In celebration of our 35th anniversary AND Case Management Month, CMSA is presenting a month of activities – celebrating us! This year’s […]| CMSA
By Tami Wantola, BSN, RN and Sandra Zawalski, MSN, RN, CRRN, CCM In January 2025, Maryland’s disability community was blindsided by the unthinkable: a proposed $200 million slash to the Developmental Disabilities Administration […]| CMSA
Fred has been developmentally disabled since birth. He was non-verbal and came to our hospital with a bowel obstruction due to Pica. He lived in a long-term nursing home known to have a less-than-desirable reputation, but it was one of the few places that took Medicaid patients in our area. Upon admission, we learned that the facility was now being closed due to multiple violations. | CMSA
By Angela Mounsey, BSN, RN, CCM, CPHQ One of the most dreaded responsibilities of a case manager is having to issue a letter of non-coverage to a patient or their family. […]| CMSA
By Ronald Hirsch, MD, FACP, ACPA-C, CHRI, CHCQM The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services recently made headlines with its report on […]| CMSA
By Dr. Colleen Morley DNP, RN, CCM, CMAC, CMGT-BC, CMCN, ACM, RN, FCM, FAACM| CMSA
By Janet Coulter, MSN, MS, RN, CCM, FCM Who stole my summer? That’s the question echoing in my mind as I sit down to write this blog. Where has the […]| CMSA
By Eleanor Diaz, MSN, BSN, BA, ACM-RN, ONN-CG I am one of the chairpersons of the Education Committee of the Case Management Society of America (CMSA) Houston/Gulf Coast Chapter, who […]| CMSA
By Janet Coulter, MSN, MS, RN, CCM, FCM| CMSA
By Christina Shollack, RN, BSN, CCM, CBIS| CMSA
By Dr. Colleen Morley, DNP, RN, CCM, CMAC, CMGT-BC, CMCN, ACM-RN, FCM, FAACM | CMSA
Navigating the world is tough for anyone. Navigating a world that does not understand you is even harder. Then, adding the complexities of a disability to the mix takes things to a whole other level. | CMSA
Sunflowers. I love their tall, huge stems and sunny yellow flowers reaching for the sky! This year, I planted several sunflowers to see if they would grow. They did! I was so happy! I thought the flower at the end of the long green stem would never open, but finally the blooms blossomed into their full majesty. I was amazed and happy.| CMSA
By Mary Rose Ready RN, MSN, CCM, ACM| CMSA
