Case Management Week is Almost Here! How Are You Celebrating?
In this week’s post, I wanted to remind readers that Case Management Week will take place from October 12th to 18th this year. While the official celebration runs from October 12 to 18th, the Case Management Society of America is recognizing case managers all month...
Communication: The Core Competency for Successful Patient Centered Care
In theory, the nurse case manager is responsible for ensuring that communication between all parties (the patient, the family, all members of the treatment team, and the payer) is streamlined and coordinated. Does it happen in reality - sometimes In this post, I aim...
Oh, What We Can Learn When We Listen to our Patients
I am on a Spinal Cord Facebook Support Group. The group is designed for people who have had spinal cord injuries and are living their new normal. It is fascinating to read about their issues, the challenges they face, and also to see how resilient they are in...
Moving Theory to Practice: How Case Managers Can Expedite the Process by Using the Case Management Standards of Practice
The Institute of Medicine report Crossing the Quality Chasm3 stated, “It now takes an average of 17 years for new knowledge generated by randomized controlled trials to be incorporated into practice, and even then application is highly uneven. More recently, the...
Remembering 9/11 – 24 years – Never Forget
I started posting this article to remember 9/11 on September 11, 2015, and have repeated it every year since as a reminder of what happened that day - so WE ALL NEVER FORGET. If you have someone is was born after this event, please share this post with them so they...
Part 6: How to Be Your Own Best Advocate
I hope you had a good Labor Day Weekend! I can’t believe we are in September! Where did summer go? In this week's post, which is Part Six in the series helping you prepare for an injury or health condition that shakes your world, I share an important message that...
Processing a ‘Lifequake’ – Learning Through Our Stories (Part 5)
Getting bad news from the doctor is a nightmare situation. The doctor tells you that you or a loved one has a life-altering condition — something that is going to call on your deepest resources of strength to handle. A bad diagnosis can land like a bomb, frightening...
Preparing for a LifeQuake: Navigating Care in a Complicated System (Part Four)
I hope you have been enjoying this series. I also hope you have gained valuable insights into the importance of taking action in preparing for an event that leaves you and your family wondering how we got here and how we'll manage to move forward. I recently saw the...
Preparing for End of Life (Part Three) – Tech to Keep Documents, Information and Wishes Secure
Welcome to Part Three of "Preparing for End of Life: Getting Organized." In reality, don’t wait – do it today so you are prepared for what will happen tomorrow. Starting this process while you and your loved ones can talk and discuss options is important because once...
Preparing for End of Life (Part Two): Organizing Your Documentation
Continuing with the series on Preparing for End of Life, I wanted to share the documents you should collect and store in a safe place that can be retrieved when needed. In Part One, I addressed some of the financial information you should gather so that those you ask...
Preparing for End of Life (Part One)
We prepare for vacations, meetings for our jobs, and other areas in our lives, so why don’t we prepare for our death? We are all going to die - that is a fact. We don’t know the day or the hour, but we all know that someday, our lives will end. Look around your home....
2025 Summer Reading List
It’s that time of the year again! Summer is the best for reading. I have been doing my Summer Reading List since 2015. Each year, it gets better and better because of the people who contribute. This year, I am excited to share the list with you as we have several new...
