CMSA'S Pulse eNewsletter

View the award categories and deadlines below:

 

· Individual Recognition Awards

  Deadline: Feb. 14

· Chapter Excellence and Innovation Awards

  Deadline: Feb. 14

· Case Management Practice Improvement Award and Case

  Management Research Award

  Deadline: Mar. 15

 

To learn more about CMSA’s awards program, visit cmsa.org/awards. Submit your application or nominate a colleague today!

 

Registration is now open for CMSA’s 2014 Conference & Expo, set to be held June 17–20 at the Cleveland Convention Center and Global Center for Healthcare Innovation in Cleveland, Ohio! This year’s theme, Embracing the Changing Rhythms of Health Care, conveys the opportunity for you, CMSA and the entire case management community to be instrumental in improving patient care, quality, and coordination during a period of significant changes in the provision and delivery of health care.   

View the video of the results here. Congratulations again, and thank you to all of CMSA's chapter leaders for their hard work and dedication! A listing of all of CMSA’s chapters can be found here. 

CMSA's Extended Conference offers up-to-date sessions on best practices and hot topics from CMSA's 2013 Annual Conference. Gain continuing education hours at an excellent value, and take courses online and on demand when it's most convenient for you! Health Care Reform, Professional Development, and Transitions of Care are just a few of the eleven categories in which you can take sessions to keep up with best practices and hot topics in case management. 

  

Attendees of the 2013 conference receive a 50 percent discount off the full non-attendee rate for each package, and CMSA members receive an additional 15 percent discount off each package option!

This time of year, industry publications and even mainstream media are inundated with editorial on health care trends and predictions for the coming months. As we ramp up for 2014, the timing is perfect for case managers and other providers to evaluate how the medical management system is evolving to support patients.  

Without a doubt, we have observed numerous changes over the years regarding how case management programs are defined and operated. The Affordable Care Act, value-based purchasing, advancements in health information systems, among other factors, have accelerated the pace of change.  

Along with evolving trends come new buzzwords – in our field, "population health management" tops the list. Although this phrase has been around for many years, the population health management (PHM) model has made significant inroads as integrated delivery systems, such as accountable care organizations (ACOs), Patient Centered Medical Homes (PCMH), and hospital readmission prevention programs, have emerged.  

 

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule to ensure that Medicaid’s home and community-based services programs provide full access to the benefits of community living and offer services in the most integrated settings. The rule, as part of the Affordable Care Act, supports the Department of Health and Human Services’ Community Living Initiative. The initiative was launched in 2009 to develop and implement innovative strategies to increase opportunities for Americans with disabilities and older adults to enjoy meaningful community living.

Thirty percent of those who selected plans were under age 35

Source: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services